Fresno vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2083
$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5212
$5993
🏠 One person rent
$1287
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$2076
$3159
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$584
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3882
$5087
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
42
94
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
542K
467K

The cost of living in Fresno is 22% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1603rd and 440th ($2083 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 394th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fresno compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Ranked 1706th vs 152nd best cities to live in the United States, and 4568th vs 720th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Long Beach

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Fresno Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$6.58
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1727
$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.5
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.15
$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.7
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2655
$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31096
$18490

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2144
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2314
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2343
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2535
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2372
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2344
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2372
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2439
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2153
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2248
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2351
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2149
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2313
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2665
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2478
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2514
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2393
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2239
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2498
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2592
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2702
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2814
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2638
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2111
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2400
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2271
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2126
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2952
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1945
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3009
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2205
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2434
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2417
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$2908
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2356
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2141
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2035
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2660
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2140

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2780
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2895
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2872
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2637
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2935
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2676
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2375
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2800
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2729
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3760
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3148
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2442
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3124
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2661
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2788
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$2886
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2777
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2717
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2886
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2665
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2867
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2652