Cost of living comparison
compared to
Nashville vs. Louisville Cost of Living Summary
Nashville is 25.3% more expensive than Louisville.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.0% more in Nashville
- Groceries
-
pay 22.7% more in Nashville
- Transportation
-
pay 13.9% more in Nashville
- Housing
-
pay 28.0% more in Nashville
- Childcare
-
pay 44.8% more in Nashville
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.5% more in Nashville
- Clothing
-
pay 26.4% more in Nashville
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Nashville are more expensive than in Louisville.
Nashville vs. Louisville Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Nashville instead of Louisville, you would:
pay 8.0% more for restaurants
|
Louisville
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
|
$16.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$2.32
|
|
Louisville vs. Nashville - Cost of restaurants
pay 22.7% more for groceries
|
Louisville
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
|
$4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.82
|
$5.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.03
|
$4.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
|
$4.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
|
$6.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$2.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$2.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$1.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$1.74
|
|
Louisville vs. Nashville - Cost of groceries
pay 13.9% more for transportation
|
Louisville
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$2.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
|
$65.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$36,916.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.93
|
$17.43
|
|
Louisville vs. Nashville - Cost of transportation
pay 28.0% more for housing
|
Louisville
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.88
|
$70.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.67
|
$1,802.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,137.60
|
$1,640.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.58
|
$164.13
|
|
Louisville vs. Nashville - Cost of housing
pay 44.8% more for childcare
|
Louisville
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,250.00
|
$1,244.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,000.00
|
$30,400.00
|
|
Louisville vs. Nashville - Cost of childcare
pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Louisville
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.22
|
$5.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.75
|
$8.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.00
|
$46.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$15.00
|
|
Louisville vs. Nashville - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 26.4% more for clothing
|
Louisville
|
Nashville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.00
|
$62.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
|
$51.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$94.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.20
|
$134.00
|
|
Louisville vs. Nashville - Cost of clothing
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