Index | Memphis | Tennessee | National |
Cost of living | 82 | 89 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 89 | 94 | 100 |
Groceries | 92 | 94 | 100 |
Health care | 88 | 90 | 100 |
Housing | 62 | 80 | 100 |
Transportation | 93 | 90 | 100 |
Utilities | 91 | 94 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $60,976 | $5,081 | $1,423 | $1,829 |
Renters | $30,973 | $2,581 | $723 | $929 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Tennessee | 7% | 9.75% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Tennessee | 0% | 0% |
Item | Memphis | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $19.27 | $22.08 | 12.7% |
Beauty Salon | $41.00 | $42.88 | 4.4% |
Toothpaste | $2.00 | $2.57 | 22.2% |
Shampoo | $1.02 | $1.15 | 11.3% |
Movie | $13.13 | $11.51 | 14.1% |
Bowling | $16.25 | $16.62 | 2.2% |
Item | Memphis | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.13 | $4.98 | 17.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.13 | $1.58 | 28.5% |
Milk | $2.62 | $2.42 | 8.3% |
Potatoes | $3.84 | $3.54 | 8.6% |
Pizza | $10.62 | $11.49 | 7.5% |
Beer | $9.62 | $10.04 | 4.2% |
Item | Memphis | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $79.00 | $117.76 | 32.9% |
Doctor | $96.03 | $125.34 | 23.4% |
Dentist | $99.73 | $107.52 | 7.2% |
Ibuprofen | $9.58 | $10.26 | 6.6% |
Lipitor | $466.24 | $459.24 | 1.5% |
Item | Memphis | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $107,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 42.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,292.34 | $1,697.41 | 23.9% |
Apartment Rent | $915.00 | $949.00 | 3.6% |
Item | Memphis | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.72 | $3.85 | 3.2% |
Tire Balancing | $48.66 | $57.01 | 14.7% |
Item | Memphis | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $148.35 | $177.27 | 16.3% |
Phone | $190.25 | $189.62 | 0.3% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Jericho, AR | 69 | 90 | 10.0% |
Sunset, AR | 229 | 72 | 28.1% |
Edmondson, AR | 400 | 77 | 23.2% |
West Memphis, AR | 24,656 | 79 | 21.1% |
Horn Lake, MS | 27,234 | 83 | 17.0% |
Memphis, TN | 650,910 | 82 | 18.3% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Portland, OR | 650,380 | 123 | 22.9% |
Oklahoma City, OK | 649,821 | 86 | 14.0% |
Las Vegas, NV | 644,594 | 99 | 1.3% |
Nashville, TN | 667,070 | 94 | 5.6% |
Detroit, MI | 672,351 | 84 | 16.2% |
Memphis, TN | 650,910 | 82 | 18.3% |