Memphis vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Memphis	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1874	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4389	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1092	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3516	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	67	95
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	633K	985K

The cost of living in Memphis is 8% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2179th and 1732nd ($1874 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th and 1st in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Memphis ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 279th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Stockholm

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	Memphis	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.47	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.63	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27369	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331