Las Vegas vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Las Vegas	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2408	$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$4344
🏠 One person rent	$1488	$1037
🏘️ Family rent	$2578	$1681
🍽️ Food expenses	$616	$513
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4133	$4085
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	67
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	642K	633K

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 36% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 829th and 2436th ($2408 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 751st and 1929th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Las Vegas compared to 2.3 months in Memphis. Ranked 54th vs 39th best cities to live in the United States, and 225th vs 173rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Las Vegas vs Memphis

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	Las Vegas	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$4.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1363	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1263	$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2630	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2498	$1361
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.04	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.3	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.54	$7.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.29	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.4	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$1447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8996	$27049

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2357
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2417
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2429
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2354
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2683
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$2365
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1886
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$2008
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2120
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2127
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2610
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$2694
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2611
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$2090
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2579
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2538
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2386
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2656
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2535
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2543
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2481
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2692
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2522
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2565
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2697
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2567
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2543
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2642
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2189
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2576
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2025
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2933
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2378
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2275
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2688
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3122
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2553
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2624

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$1841
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$1834
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2153
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2138
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1830
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$1842
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$1867
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2187
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1715
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1827
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1972
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1785
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$2117
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1864
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1800
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1915
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1985
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$2038
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1650
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1875
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2074
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1313
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$2030
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2075
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1819
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1834
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1888
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1460
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1742
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$1968
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$2123
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$2045
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1987
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2534
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1534
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1368
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1766
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2300