Cost of living comparison
Nashville is 43.0% more expensive than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.5% more in Nashville
- Groceries
-
pay 67.5% more in Nashville
- Transportation
-
pay 4.6% more in Nashville
- Housing
-
pay 55.8% more in Nashville
- Childcare
-
pay 2.1 times more in Nashville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.7% more in Nashville
- Clothing
-
pay 1.3% less in Nashville
The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Nashville are more expensive than in Madrid. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Nashville.
If you lived in Nashville instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 9.5% more for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Nashville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.17
|
$18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.46
|
$2.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.59
|
$2.36
|
|
pay 67.5% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
$3.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.10
|
$6.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.88
|
$4.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.69
|
$3.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.33
|
$6.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.89
|
$2.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$2.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.74
|
$1.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 4.6% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.98
|
$3.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.78
|
$70.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,512.59
|
$32,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.13
|
$17.43
|
|
pay 55.8% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.06
|
$75.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,294.45
|
$2,030.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€947.08
|
$1,593.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€114.59
|
$131.09
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€500.16
|
$1,253.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,873.62
|
$20,500.00
|
|
pay 52.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.31
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.28
|
$5.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.67
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€37.99
|
$44.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.44
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Nashville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€79.75
|
$56.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€32.79
|
$50.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€86.25
|
$91.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€106.98
|
$125.62
|
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