Memphis vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	87	96
🏙️ Population	633K	2.14M

The cost of living in Memphis is 25% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 2305th and 791st ($1917 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 311th and 11th 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	$16.6	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913