Memphis vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	33
😀 Quality of life	87	84
🏙️ Population	633K	543K

The cost of living in Memphis is 0.8% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2305th and 2237th ($1917 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th and 1697th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Ranked 96th vs 153rd best cities to live in the United States, and 311th vs 460th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Tucson

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	Memphis	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212