Memphis vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4406
$5858
🏠 One person rent
$1052
$1560
🏘️ Family rent
$1518
$2701
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3391
$4433
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
78
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
633K
689K

The cost of living in Memphis is 25% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 2663rd and 924th ($1851 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th and 798th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 112th vs 77th best cities to live in the United States, and 362nd vs 281st 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
$15.2
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$7.05
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$841
$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1430
$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.6
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1671
$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1396
$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.8
$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1700
$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27314
$30241

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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 Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2519
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2338
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2319
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2314
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2822
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2257
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2278
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2229
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2366
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2035
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2023
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2085
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2210
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1747
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1885
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1852
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1937
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1924
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1425
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1718
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1586
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2090
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2109
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1745
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1703
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1766
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1895
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2080
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2073
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1808
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1355
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1593
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1339
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2070
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1904
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1581