Memphis vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Memphis	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1891	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4432	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$1566	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.8	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$3621
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	33
😀 Quality of life	89	82
🏙️ Population	633K	543K

The cost of living in Memphis is 3% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2352nd and 2194th ($1891 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1822nd and 1737th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 93rd vs 202nd best cities to live in the United States, and 293rd vs 634th 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	$16.4	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$978	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1417	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.68	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1574	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27140	$15639

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245