Memphis vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Memphis	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1842	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4402	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$1073	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$1650	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3551	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	67	95
😀 Quality of life	87	96
🏙️ Population	633K	985K

The cost of living in Memphis is 7% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2338th and 1883rd ($1842 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1841st and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Stockholm. Memphis ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 247th and 17th 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	$14.9	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.2	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1379	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1357	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1428	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27502	$7335

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2358
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2055
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2065
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2064
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2262
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2030
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1839
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1687
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1883
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1774
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1849
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1656
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1781
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1806
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1615
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1798
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1836
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1323
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1985
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1756
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1802
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1516
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1795
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1983
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1586
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1708
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2028
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1926
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1854
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1607
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1543
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1325
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2670

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328