Nashville vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2649
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6134
$5332
🏠 One person rent
$1700
$1387
🏘️ Family rent
$3035
$2472
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4686
$4493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
78
75
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
689K
459K

The cost of living in Nashville is 18% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 514th and 1277th ($2649 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1122nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 56th vs 41st best cities to live in the United States, and 226th vs 186th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Virginia Beach

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Nashville Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$5.14
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1820
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2584
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3565
$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3245
$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.9
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1194
$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20657
$18476

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Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2466
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2371
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2339
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2670
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2270
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1687
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1708
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1627
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1995
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2119
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1542

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2794
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2202
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2482
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2445
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$2217
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2358
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2088
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2295
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2299
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2270
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$2108
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2026
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2202
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2057
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2575
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1917
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2141
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2060
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2504
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2583
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$2022
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2982
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2279
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2917
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1697
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2553
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2417
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3139
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2228
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$2890
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2599
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2777
251 km or 156 mi Greenbelt
$2436
253 km or 157 mi College Park
$2537
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2577
256 km or 159 mi Centreville
$3236
256 km or 159 mi Silver Spring
$2179
256 km or 159 mi Bethesda
$2701