Memphis vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Memphis	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1842	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4402	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$1073	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$1650	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3551	$3612
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	67	33
😀 Quality of life	87	80
🏙️ Population	633K	543K

The cost of living in Memphis is 6% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2338th and 2005th ($1842 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1841st and 1656th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Ranked 67th vs 133rd best cities to live in the United States, and 247th vs 528th 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	$14.9	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.2	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.5	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1379	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1357	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1428	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27502	$15724

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618