Fresno vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2485
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5571
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$2728
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3630
$4258
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
42
99
😀 Quality of life
83
93
🏙️ Population
542K
3.9M

The cost of living in Fresno is 26% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 909th and 72nd ($2485 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 52nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 183rd vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 558th vs 55th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Los Angeles

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Fresno Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.8
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1505
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2435
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.5
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.09%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.4
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1123
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12990
$28004

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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 Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974