Memphis vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Memphis	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1891	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4432	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$1566	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.8	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	99
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	633K	2.15M

The cost of living in Memphis is 25% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2352nd and 843rd ($1891 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1822nd and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Memphis ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 293rd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Paris

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	Memphis	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$978	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1417	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.68	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1574	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27140	$15084

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488