Memphis vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$4510
😷 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 22% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 2305th and 982nd ($1917 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th and 843rd 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 96th vs 66th best cities to live in the United States, and 311th vs 252nd 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	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$30286

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595