Fresno vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2485
$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5571
$6311
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$1782
🏘️ Family rent
$2728
$3096
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3630
$4305
😷 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 9% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 909th and 524th ($2485 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 453rd 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 183rd vs 282nd best cities to live in the United States, and 558th vs 992nd 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
$19.8
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$7
 Cappuccino
$5.11
$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1505
$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2435
$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.5
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.09%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.4
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$29.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1123
$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12990
$22757

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Cities near Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2440
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2523
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2517
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2562
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2494
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2454
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2454
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2547
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2107
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2276
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2435
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2391
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2797
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2565
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2605
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2440
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2390
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2608
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2851
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2854
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2992
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2768
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2300
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2586
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2445
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2276
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3017
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1940
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3067
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2261
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2651
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2658
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3676
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2468
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2089
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1923
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2864
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2280

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3020
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059