Memphis vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1874
$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4389
$6081
🏠 One person rent
$1092
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$1592
$2876
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3516
$4538
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
78
😀 Quality of life
87
88
🏙️ Population
633K
689K

The cost of living in Memphis is 25% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 2179th and 790th ($1874 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th and 733rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 73rd vs 58th best cities to live in the United States, and 279th vs 244th 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
$16.6
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.47
$7.15
 Cappuccino
$5.05
$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$976
$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1292
$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1490
$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.63
$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1469
$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27369
$30520

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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

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2499
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2356
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2335
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2340
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2738
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2271
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2302
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2274
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2607
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2016
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2031
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2075
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2259
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1751
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1824
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1969
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1828
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1839
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1942
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1932
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1350
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1772
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1779
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2192
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1777
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2185
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1717
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1728
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1847
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1865
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2166
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2100
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1730
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1432
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1636
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2025
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2048
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2116
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1494