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Moving to Nashville is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Nashville has a cost index of 108 vs 107 for Austin. Nashville is 1 points more expensive overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,531 to $1,772 (+16%).
If you earn the Austin median of $91,461, you would need approximately $92,316/year in Nashville to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 1 points (1%).
Median rent in Austin is $1,531/month. In Nashville it is $1,772/month — a difference of +$241 per month, or $2,892 per year.
Moving to Nashville is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $92,316/year in Nashville. The median income there is $75,197.
Estimated monthly essentials total $3,570 in Austin vs $3,822 in Nashville — a difference of +$252/month (+$3,024/year).
The median home price in Nashville is $429,861 vs $500,627 in Austin. With 20% down and a 6.5% rate, the estimated monthly mortgage payment is $2,174 in Nashville vs $2,531 in Austin.