Cleveland vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1971
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4638
$4406
🏠 One person rent
$1161
$1052
🏘️ Family rent
$1997
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3363
$3391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
82
66
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
373K
633K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 7% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 2121st and 2663rd ($1971 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1629th and 1875th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Ranked 111th vs 112th best cities to live in the United States, and 357th vs 362nd 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
$15.9
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.3
$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$4.93
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1531
$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.2
$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.3%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1477
$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1191
$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.8
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$12.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.6
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1124
$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18789
$27314

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1911
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1930
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1927
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1874
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1921
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1928
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1911
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1893
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1921
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1936
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1897
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1892
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1843
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1844
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1852
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1825
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1810
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1807
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1896
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1712
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1662
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1958
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1879
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1827
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1633
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1752
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1530
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1500
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1451
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1935
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2149

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2378
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2129
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1881
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1953
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2030
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2266
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2122
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1997
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1752
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1867
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2070
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1745
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1605
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1667
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1631
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1836
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1915
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1545
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1885
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1980
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1425
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1962
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1951
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1747
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1992
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1703
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1703
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2023
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1852
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1718
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2085
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2366
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1421
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1405
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2822