Moving to Tennessee from Missouri
What to Expect
A comprehensive look at what changes when you move from Missouri to Tennessee — from daily expenses to quality of life.
If you moved from Missouri to Tennessee, you would find that Tennessee is 8.3% more expensive than Missouri. A $75,000 salary in Missouri would need to be roughly $84,991 in Tennessee to maintain the same lifestyle.
How Far Will Your Money Go?
How your spending power changes when you relocate from Missouri to Tennessee.
What does your salary buy?
$75,000 → $84,991
To maintain the same standard of living in Tennessee
Calculate with your salary →The biggest cost differences at a glance
Restaurants
pay 12.6% more
Groceries
pay 3.9% more
Transportation
pay 11.5% less
Housing
pay 21.4% more
Childcare
pay 9.3% more
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.9% more
Data: MyLifeElsewhere's crowdsourced cost of living database, with prices submitted and updated by users worldwide. Exchange rates are refreshed regularly from public sources.
Key Indicator Comparison
How Missouri and Tennessee stack up on safety, healthcare, jobs, and infrastructure.
Is it safe?
incidents per 100,000 people per year
incidents per 100,000 people per year
Missouri performs better than Tennessee across all safety metrics.
How's the healthcare?
share of people without health insurance
share of adults with obesity
share of adults with diabetes
share of adults who smoke
Missouri performs better than Tennessee across all health & wellbeing metrics.
What about housing?
typical price of a home
typical monthly gross rent
share of homes that are owner-occupied
Missouri performs better than Tennessee across all what about housing? metrics.
Will I have good infrastructure?
share of households with internet
minutes each way to work
Missouri performs better than Tennessee across all infrastructure metrics.
What are the job prospects?
percentage of the labour force without work
a broad measure of economic output per person
typical annual income of a household
share of people below the poverty line
Missouri generally does better on employment & economy, though Tennessee leads in gdp per capita.
Is it good for families?
average years of life at birth
share of adults with a 4-year college degree
Missouri performs better than Tennessee across all family life metrics.
Data: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey)
What's the Climate Like?
Monthly averages — select a city to compare.
Avg. annual high / low
Avg. annual high / low
| Months | Columbia | Nashville |
|---|---|---|
| Jan–Mar | 47°/28°F (8°/-2°C) | 53°/33°F (12°/1°C) |
| Apr–Jun | 76°/55°F (24°/13°C) | 78°/56°F (26°/14°C) |
| Jul–Sep | 86°/65°F (30°/18°C) | 87°/66°F (30°/19°C) |
| Oct–Dec | 55°/36°F (13°/2°C) | 60°/40°F (16°/4°C) |
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| Month | Columbia | Nashville |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°/22°F (4.3°/-5.3°C) | 47°/28°F (8.3°/-2.0°C) |
| Feb | 45°/26°F (7.2°/-3.3°C) | 52°/32°F (11.0°/-0.2°C) |
| Mar | 56°/35°F (13.3°/1.7°C) | 61°/39°F (16.1°/3.9°C) |
| Apr | 67°/46°F (19.3°/7.6°C) | 71°/47°F (21.4°/8.6°C) |
| May | 75°/55°F (24.0°/12.9°C) | 78°/57°F (25.7°/13.8°C) |
| Jun | 85°/65°F (29.2°/18.1°C) | 86°/65°F (30.0°/18.6°C) |
| Jul | 90°/69°F (32.0°/20.4°C) | 89°/69°F (31.8°/20.8°C) |
| Aug | 88°/67°F (31.3°/19.6°C) | 89°/68°F (31.7°/20.2°C) |
| Sep | 80°/58°F (26.6°/14.5°C) | 82°/61°F (28.0°/15.9°C) |
| Oct | 68°/47°F (20.0°/8.1°C) | 72°/49°F (22.1°/9.4°C) |
| Nov | 55°/37°F (12.7°/2.6°C) | 60°/39°F (15.7°/4.1°C) |
| Dec | 42°/25°F (5.6°/-3.8°C) | 49°/31°F (9.7°/-0.4°C) |
Data:
National Weather Service
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it cheaper to live in Tennessee than Missouri?
Day-to-day costs in Tennessee run about 13% higher than Missouri on average; specific cities can swing further.
How much money do I need to move to Tennessee?
A safe rule of thumb is 3 months of local expenses plus relocation costs. On a $75,000 comparable salary, that's around $21,248 in Tennessee for everyday spending, before movers, a truck rental, and a rental deposit.
Is Tennessee safe?
Missouri performs better than Tennessee across all safety metrics.
How is healthcare in Tennessee compared to Missouri?
Missouri performs better than Tennessee across all health & wellbeing metrics.
What's the weather like in Tennessee compared to Missouri?
The average high temperature in Nashville is 70°F, compared to 66°F in Columbia. Nashville receives around 47.2 in of rainfall per year, while Columbia gets 46.3 in.
