Fresno vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2494
$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5541
$4608
🏠 One person rent
$1595
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$2667
$1707
🍽️ Food expenses
$633
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3725
$3719
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
42
66
😀 Quality of life
83
87
🏙️ Population
542K
633K

The cost of living in Fresno is 30% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 898th and 2305th ($2494 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th and 1739th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Ranked 170th vs 96th best cities to live in the United States, and 521st vs 311th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Memphis

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Fresno Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.8
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.94
$5.76
 Cappuccino
$5.06
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1552
$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1311
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2419
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2328
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2653
$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.3
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$12.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.73
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.5
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1186
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12948
$27334

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Cities near Fresno

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 Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809