Memphis vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Memphis	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4344	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$1037	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$1681	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4085	$3815
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	67	33
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	633K	543K

The cost of living in Memphis is 13% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2436th and 1697th ($1769 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1929th and 1492nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Memphis compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 39th vs 103rd best cities to live in the United States, and 173rd vs 441st 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	$13.7	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.81	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$893	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$822	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1364	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1364	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.65	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1447	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27049	$15695

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$1841
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$1834
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2153
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2138
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1830
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$1842
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$1867
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2187
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1715
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1827
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1972
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1785
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$2117
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1864
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1800
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1915
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1985
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$2038
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1650
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1875
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2074
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1313
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$2030
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2075
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1819
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1834
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1888
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1460
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1742
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$1968
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$2123
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$2045
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1987
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2534
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1534
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1368
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1766
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2300

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066