Memphis vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Memphis	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4406	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$1052	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$1518	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3391	$5553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	86
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	633K	1.39M

The cost of living in Memphis is 47% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 2663rd and 50th ($1851 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th and 38th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Ranked 112th vs 26th best cities to live in the United States, and 362nd vs 137th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs San Diego

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	Memphis	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$841	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1222	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.6	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.8	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27314	$26517

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804