Cost of living comparison
Nashville is 21.6% more expensive than Louisville.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.2% more in Nashville
- Groceries
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pay 18.2% more in Nashville
- Transportation
-
pay 13.3% more in Nashville
- Housing
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pay 21.8% more in Nashville
- Childcare
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pay 26.1% more in Nashville
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 31.7% more in Nashville
- Clothing
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pay 13.7% more in Nashville
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, and clothing in Nashville are more expensive than in Louisville.
If you lived in Nashville instead of Louisville, you would:
pay 26.2% more for restaurants
|
Louisville
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
|
$2.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$2.36
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
|
Louisville
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
|
$3.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.68
|
$6.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.05
|
$4.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.89
|
$3.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.04
|
$6.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$2.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.58
|
$2.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
|
Louisville
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
|
$3.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
|
$70.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$32,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.93
|
$17.43
|
|
pay 21.8% more for housing
|
Louisville
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.85
|
$75.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,399.88
|
$2,030.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,104.38
|
$1,593.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$163.82
|
$131.09
|
|
pay 26.1% more for childcare
|
Louisville
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,250.00
|
$1,253.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.00
|
$20,500.00
|
|
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Louisville
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$5.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.00
|
$44.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
|
Louisville
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.50
|
$56.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
|
$50.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.29
|
$91.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.20
|
$125.62
|
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