Memphis vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1769
$2623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4344
$6220
🏠 One person rent
$1037
$1671
🏘️ Family rent
$1681
$3099
🍽️ Food expenses
$513
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4085
$4605
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
78
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
633K
689K

The cost of living in Memphis is 33% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 2436th and 489th ($1769 vs $2623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1929th and 441st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Memphis compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 39th vs 46th best cities to live in the United States, and 173rd vs 198th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Nashville

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Memphis Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.81
$6.66
 Cappuccino
$4.73
$5.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$822
$1401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$3812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1364
$2623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$75.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$3579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$3234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.65
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$3.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1447
$1334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27049
$20441

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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

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2438
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2367
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2345
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2312
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2300
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2255
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2293
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2260
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2534
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2155
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$1968
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1987
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2220
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1651
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2004
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$2123
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2386
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2546
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1313
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$2045
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1702
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1941
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$1985
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1785
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1742
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1768
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1933
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2026
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1515
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1910
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1487
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1768
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2142
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1972
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2120
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1675