City comparison
Nashville vs Philadelphia
Nashville scores higher on salary; Nashville has a lower cost of living. Compare Nashville and Philadelphia on earnings, rent pressure, career opportunity, and 3-year financial impact.
Overall verdict
Nashville scores higher overall
Philadelphia would cost you meaningfully more to live in
How they compare
If you want to save more
NashvilleOverall fitPhiladelphia
66 / 61+5 Nashville
NashvilleSavingsPhiladelphia
65 / 57+8 Nashville
NashvilleCareerPhiladelphia
71 / 67+4 Nashville
NashvilleLow pressurePhiladelphia
66 / 67+1 Philadelphia
If you want career growth
NashvilleOverall fitPhiladelphia
69 / 65+4 Nashville
NashvilleSavingsPhiladelphia
65 / 57+8 Nashville
NashvilleCareerPhiladelphia
71 / 67+4 Nashville
NashvilleLow pressurePhiladelphia
66 / 67+1 Philadelphia
If you want better balance
NashvilleOverall fitPhiladelphia
69 / 65+4 Nashville
NashvilleSavingsPhiladelphia
65 / 57+8 Nashville
NashvilleCareerPhiladelphia
71 / 67+4 Nashville
NashvilleLow pressurePhiladelphia
66 / 67+1 Philadelphia
Financial impact: moving from Nashville to Philadelphia
Based on a representative $80,000 USD salary. Not tax-adjusted.
-$792
Monthly
-$9,504
1 year
-$28,512
3 years
Moving from Nashville to Philadelphia: trade-offs
You lose
−-$792/mo estimated net reduction — $9,504 over the first year
Nashville
USSalary index
72
Cost index
55
Rent pressure
34
Opportunity
70
Philadelphia
USSalary index
66
Cost index
58
Rent pressure
33
Opportunity
68
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