Memphis vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Memphis	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1891	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4432	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$1566	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.8	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$3927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	93
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	633K	2.14M

The cost of living in Memphis is 19% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 2352nd and 1191st ($1891 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1822nd and 3rd in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Memphis ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 293rd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Perth

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	Memphis	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$978	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1417	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.68	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1574	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27140	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736