Nashville vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$3621
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	33
😀 Quality of life	90	82
🏙️ Population	689K	543K

The cost of living in Nashville is 30% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 832nd and 2194th ($2524 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st and 1737th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 65th vs 202nd best cities to live in the United States, and 218th vs 634th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Tucson

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	Nashville	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$15639

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245