Fresno vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2277
$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5358
$6051
🏠 One person rent
$1457
$1825
🏘️ Family rent
$2561
$3146
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3885
$4933
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
42
94
😀 Quality of life
79
77
🏙️ Population
542K
467K

The cost of living in Fresno is 15% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1183rd and 464th ($2277 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1044th and 406th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Fresno compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Ranked 152nd vs 181st best cities to live in the United States, and 575th vs 769th 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
$18.2
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.07
$6.81
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2130
$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$79.9
$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$979
$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30020
$21877

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Cities near Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2281
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2409
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2427
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2614
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2424
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2386
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2412
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2498
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2079
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2231
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2151
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2374
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2758
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2500
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2557
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2570
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2401
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2557
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2735
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2852
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2963
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2706
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2312
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2532
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2428
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2187
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3118
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$2016
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$2897
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2271
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2561
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2557
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3527
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2970
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2250
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2839
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2868
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2194

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2817
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2845
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2938
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2570
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2866
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2633
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2569
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2834
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2761
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3603
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2612
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3054
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2354
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3112
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2708
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2861
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2604
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2685
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3087
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2652
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2682
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2673
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2831
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2673
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2959
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2675
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2614