Cost of Living in Nashville, TN

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2623
$6220
🛋️ Without rent
$952
$3120
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1671
$3099
🍽️ Food
$671
$1750
🚐 Transport
$128
$339
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4605
😀 Quality of life
87
🏙️ Population
689K

The average cost of living in Nashville is $2623, which is in the top 5% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 489th out of 9294 in our global list, 441st out of 2202 in the United States, and 1st out of 33 in Tennessee.

The median after-tax salary is $4605, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months. Ranked 198th (TOP 2%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 46th best city to live in the United States, and 2nd most liveable city in Tennessee. With an estimated population of 689K, Nashville is the 22nd largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 11 km Nashville International Airport
😷 Air quality Good 11.9 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 77 Vanderbilt University
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Prices in Nashville

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

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