Nashville vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2623
$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6220
$4181
🏠 One person rent
$1671
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$3099
$1685
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4605
$3765
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
54
😀 Quality of life
87
72
🏙️ Population
689K
413K

The cost of living in Nashville is 55% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 489th and 2690th ($2623 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st and 2017th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 2.2 months in Tulsa. Ranked 46th vs 674th best cities to live in the United States, and 198th vs 2206th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Tulsa

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Nashville Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.66
$4.71
 Cappuccino
$5.28
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1839
$902
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1401
$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3812
$1712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2623
$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.1
$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3579
$1819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3234
$1651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$45.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$9.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.42
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$90.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1334
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20441
$25117

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Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2438
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2367
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2345
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2312
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2300
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2255
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2293
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2260
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2534
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2155
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$1968
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1987
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2220
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1651
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2004
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$2123
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2386
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2546
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1313
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$2045
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1702
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1941
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$1985
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1785
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1742
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1768
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1933
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2026
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1515
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1910
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1487
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1768
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2142
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1972
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2120
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1675

Cities near Tulsa

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Broken Arrow
$1771
20 km or 12 mi Bixby
$1777
20 km or 13 mi Owasso
$1777
21 km or 13 mi Sapulpa
$1773
36 km or 22 mi Claremore
$1765
67 km or 41 mi Muskogee
$1647
69 km or 43 mi Bartlesville
$1762
102 km or 63 mi Stillwater
$1741
120 km or 75 mi Ponca
$1728
126 km or 78 mi Siloam Springs
$1944
126 km or 78 mi Shawnee
$1916
146 km or 91 mi Edmond
$1604
150 km or 93 mi Midwest
$1943
154 km or 96 mi Bella Vista
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Del
$1956
157 km or 97 mi Bentonville
$2148
160 km or 99 mi Fayetteville
$1715
161 km or 100 mi Springdale
$1876
161 km or 100 mi Oklahoma City
$1969
163 km or 101 mi Van Buren
$1546
163 km or 101 mi Rogers
$2067
165 km or 103 mi Joplin
$1836
166 km or 103 mi Fort Smith
$1482
167 km or 104 mi Moore
$2049
168 km or 104 mi Norman
$2144
177 km or 110 mi Enid
$1827
178 km or 110 mi Yukon
$1880
180 km or 112 mi Pittsburg
$1887
181 km or 112 mi Mustang
$1944
197 km or 122 mi Derby
$1820
213 km or 132 mi Wichita
$1774
242 km or 151 mi Ardmore
$1912
247 km or 153 mi Branson
$1626
247 km or 153 mi Newton
$1703
254 km or 158 mi Emporia
$1784
256 km or 159 mi Duncan
$1890
257 km or 159 mi Nixa
$1703
264 km or 164 mi Springfield
$1555
270 km or 168 mi Russellville
$1534
271 km or 168 mi Denison
$2194