Memphis vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Memphis	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4406	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$1052	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$1518	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3391	$4507
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	66	90
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	633K	1.51M

The cost of living in Memphis is 26% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2663rd and 889th ($1851 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th and 1st in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 362nd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Munich

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	Memphis	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$841	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1222	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.6	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.8	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27314	$16629

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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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748