Memphis vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Memphis	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1874	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4389	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1092	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3516	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	67	92
😀 Quality of life	87	86
🏙️ Population	633K	2.75M

The cost of living in Memphis is 9% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2179th and 2624th ($1874 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Rome. Memphis ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 279th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Rome

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	Memphis	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.47	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.63	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27369	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201