Memphis vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Memphis	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1874	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4389	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$1092	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3516	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	67	34
😀 Quality of life	87	80
🏙️ Population	633K	543K

The cost of living in Memphis is 4% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2179th and 1962nd ($1874 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th and 1679th 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 73rd vs 156th best cities to live in the United States, and 279th vs 561st 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	$64.3	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.47	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.63	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27369	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262