Cost of living comparison
Atlanta is 0.9% cheaper than Nashville.
If you lived in Atlanta instead of Nashville, you would:
pay 11.7% less for restaurants
Nashville
|
Atlanta
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.50
|
$15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
|
$8.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$1.71
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
Nashville
|
Atlanta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.75
|
$2.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
|
$6.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$3.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.30
|
$3.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.27
|
$5.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$2.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$2.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$1.16
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
Nashville
|
Atlanta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
|
$3.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.50
|
$95.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
|
$27,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.97
|
$20.02
|
|
pay 2.9% less for housing
Nashville
|
Atlanta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.67
|
$71.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,111.76
|
$1,924.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,570.00
|
$1,498.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.41
|
$153.90
|
|
pay 0.9% more for childcare
Nashville
|
Atlanta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,240.71
|
$1,431.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$32,500.00
|
$28,083.33
|
|
pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nashville
|
Atlanta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.99
|
$4.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.12
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$42.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.50
|
$15.45
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Nashville
|
Atlanta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.42
|
$56.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
|
$43.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.25
|
$77.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.00
|
$93.33
|
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