Memphis vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Memphis	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1874	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4389	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1092	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3516	$3146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	67	99
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	633K	2.15M

The cost of living in Memphis is 17% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2179th and 1222nd ($1874 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Memphis ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 279th and 25th 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	$16.6	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.47	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.63	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27369	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293