Memphis vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$2041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	91
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	633K	2.75M

The cost of living in Memphis is 3% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2305th and 2104th ($1917 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th 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 months in Rome. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 311th and 134th 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	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$14156

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330