Memphis vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Memphis	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1874	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4389	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$1092	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3516	$1444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	67	19
😀 Quality of life	87	75
🏙️ Population	633K	630K

The cost of living in Memphis is 65% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 2179th and 4672nd ($1874 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th and 122nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Memphis ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 279th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Palermo

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	Memphis	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.47	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.63	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27369	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159