Cleveland vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1899
$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4394
$4389
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$1092
🏘️ Family rent
$1817
$1592
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3249
$3516
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
67
😀 Quality of life
86
87
🏙️ Population
373K
633K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 1% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 2110th and 2179th ($1899 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st and 1817th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Ranked 80th vs 73rd best cities to live in the United States, and 305th vs 279th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Memphis

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Cleveland Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.18
$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.65
$5.47
 Cappuccino
$4.81
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2260
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1330
$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1026
$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$12.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.2
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1016
$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18828
$27369

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$907

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1921
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1914
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2003
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1876
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1965
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1954
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1967
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1935
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1902
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1937
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1915
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1930
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1818
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1871
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1799
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1842
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1666
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1768
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1839
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1840
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1753
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1584
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1606
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1481
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1526
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1279
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1858
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1860

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2134
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2062
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2070
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1865
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2077
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2268
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2117
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2009
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1781
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1874
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2048
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1717
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1946
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1831
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1882
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1645
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1830
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1930
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1617
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1856
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1999
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1350
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1989
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1958
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1828
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1774
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1806
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1943
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1649
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1728
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2031
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1839
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1772
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2075
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2607
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1438
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1322
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2738