Fresno vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2494
$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5541
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$1595
$1478
🏘️ Family rent
$2667
$2331
🍽️ Food expenses
$633
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3725
$4390
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
70
😀 Quality of life
83
89
🏙️ Population
542K
888K

The cost of living in Fresno is 4% more expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 898th and 1079th ($2494 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th and 928th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Ranked 170th vs 63rd best cities to live in the United States, and 521st vs 237th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Indianapolis

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Fresno Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.8
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.94
$6.99
 Cappuccino
$5.06
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1552
$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1311
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2419
$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2328
$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2653
$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.3
$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.73
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.5
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1186
$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12948
$24177

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Cities near Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2451
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2526
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2532
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2576
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2511
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2449
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2473
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2562
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2098
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2275
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2414
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2141
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2404
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2825
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2568
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2623
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2477
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2413
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2631
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2860
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2861
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2984
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2785
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2305
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2590
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2456
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2309
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3073
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1931
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3048
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2259
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2668
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2677
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3698
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2545
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2088
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1936
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2878
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2374

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2088
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1968
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2060
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1919
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2065
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2035
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$2018
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2045
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1860
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1974
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1706
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1813
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2100
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1722
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1508
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2006
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1868
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1913
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1877
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1575
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1913
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1967
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1984
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$2002
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1617
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1942
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2051
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2392
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1900
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1827
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2126
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1897
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1898
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1836
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1855
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1894
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1843
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1908