Index | Memphis | Tennessee | National |
Cost of living | 81 | 89 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 89 | 93 | 100 |
Groceries | 91 | 94 | 100 |
Health care | 83 | 91 | 100 |
Housing | 62 | 80 | 100 |
Transportation | 88 | 88 | 100 |
Utilities | 87 | 92 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $53,933 | $4,494 | $1,258 | $1,618 |
Renters | $26,343 | $2,195 | $615 | $790 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Tennessee | 7% | 9.75% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Tennessee | 1% | 1% |
Item | Memphis | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $16.53 | $20.27 | 18.4% |
Beauty Salon | $41.00 | $40.39 | 1.5% |
Toothpaste | $1.80 | $2.36 | 23.8% |
Shampoo | $0.93 | $1.08 | 13.6% |
Movie | $12.00 | $10.99 | 9.2% |
Bowling | $15.33 | $15.49 | 1.0% |
Item | Memphis | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.09 | $4.30 | 28.2% |
Fried Chicken | $1.01 | $1.40 | 27.6% |
Milk | $1.90 | $2.20 | 13.9% |
Potatoes | $3.64 | $3.22 | 13.1% |
Pizza | $10.06 | $10.74 | 6.3% |
Beer | $9.45 | $9.60 | 1.6% |
Item | Memphis | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $75.56 | $109.73 | 31.1% |
Doctor | $89.81 | $118.34 | 24.1% |
Dentist | $82.07 | $100.94 | 18.7% |
Ibuprofen | $9.03 | $9.93 | 9.1% |
Lipitor | $467.83 | $469.53 | 0.4% |
Item | Memphis | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $93,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 49.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $907.90 | $1,229.62 | 26.2% |
Apartment Rent | $842.00 | $949.00 | 11.3% |
Item | Memphis | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.42 | $2.71 | 10.8% |
Tire Balancing | $45.09 | $51.86 | 13.1% |
Item | Memphis | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $131.03 | $170.84 | 23.3% |
Phone | $189.02 | $187.18 | 1.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Jericho, AR | 96 | 89 | 11.4% |
Sunset, AR | 168 | 71 | 29.1% |
Edmondson, AR | 266 | 76 | 24.2% |
West Memphis, AR | 25,411 | 78 | 22.2% |
Horn Lake, MS | 26,785 | 82 | 18.0% |
Memphis, TN | 655,857 | 81 | 19.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Boston, MA | 658,279 | 146 | 46.1% |
Washington, DC | 659,009 | 151 | 50.5% |
Denver, CO | 663,303 | 116 | 15.7% |
Nashville, TN | 643,771 | 96 | 4.2% |
Seattle, WA | 668,849 | 157 | 56.5% |
Memphis, TN | 655,857 | 81 | 19.4% |