Fresno vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2566
$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5572
$6397
🏠 One person rent
$1667
$1879
🏘️ Family rent
$2747
$3145
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3632
$4411
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
42
94
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
542K
467K

The cost of living in Fresno is 10% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 775th and 327th ($2566 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 687th and 273rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fresno compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Ranked 214th vs 271st best cities to live in the United States, and 701st vs 982nd 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
$21
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.98
$7.12
 Cappuccino
$5.09
$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1381
$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2356
$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2328
$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$330
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.7
$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.38%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2769
$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2790
$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$34.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.28
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.22
$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.62
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.5
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$977
$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13048
$19997

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Cities near Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2503
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2551
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2554
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2599
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2531
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2479
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2496
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2586
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2120
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2295
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2161
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2383
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2794
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2577
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2653
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2426
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2407
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2650
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2841
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2839
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2942
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2763
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2313
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2576
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2452
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2248
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2955
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1969
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3082
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2501
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2679
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2721
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3748
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2446
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2114
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1905
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2840
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2270

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2903
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3058
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3688
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2651
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3004
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2807
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2682
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2917
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2854
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3658
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2762
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3122
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3221
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2803
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2970
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2899
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2764
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2774
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3157
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2780
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2803
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2786
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2947
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2788
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3008
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2821