Fresno vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2494
$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5541
$6239
🏠 One person rent
$1595
$1744
🏘️ Family rent
$2667
$3093
🍽️ Food expenses
$633
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3725
$4372
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
42
94
😀 Quality of life
83
78
🏙️ Population
542K
467K

The cost of living in Fresno is 7% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 898th and 604th ($2494 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th and 532nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 170th vs 279th best cities to live in the United States, and 521st vs 958th 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
$19.9
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.8
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.94
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1552
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1311
$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2419
$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2328
$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2653
$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.3
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.73
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.5
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1186
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12948
$19617

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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 Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2893
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3115
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3737
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2739
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3076
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2880
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2694
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2989
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3771
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2867
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3243
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2766
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2875
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3139
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2866
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2798
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2840
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2945
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3251
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2868
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3295
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2945
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2888
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3066
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2826
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2818
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2835
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3090
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2826
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3164