Nashville vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nashville Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5858
$5464
🏠 One person rent
$1560
$1512
🏘️ Family rent
$2701
$2536
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4433
$4175
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
78
74
😀 Quality of life
89
88
🏙️ Population
689K
459K

The cost of living in Nashville is 4% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 924th and 1097th ($2477 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 940th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 77th vs 88th best cities to live in the United States, and 281st vs 304th 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
$15.2
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.05
$6.05
 Cappuccino
$6.59
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1694
$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3027
$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2283
$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4118
$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2822
$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.4
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.55
$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.9
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1416
$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30241
$15986

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Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2519
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2338
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2319
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2314
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2822
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2257
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2278
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2229
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2366
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2035
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2023
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2085
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2210
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1747
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1885
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1852
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1937
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1924
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1425
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1718
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1586
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2090
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2109
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1745
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1703
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1766
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1895
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2080
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2073
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1808
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1355
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1593
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1339
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2070
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1904
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1581

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2385
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2335
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2354
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2703
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$2233
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2367
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2065
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2385
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2378
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2379
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2056
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$1944
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2057
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$1780
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2372
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2003
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2522
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1847
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2111
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2088
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2588
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2681
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$1969
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2877
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2379
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2951
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1773
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2581
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2544
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3306
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2194
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$3030
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2453
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2818
251 km or 156 mi Greenbelt
$2650
253 km or 157 mi College Park
$2777
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2619
256 km or 159 mi Centreville
$3292
256 km or 159 mi Silver Spring
$2252
256 km or 159 mi Bethesda
$2763