Fresno vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2277
$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5358
$4402
🏠 One person rent
$1457
$1073
🏘️ Family rent
$2561
$1650
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$554
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3885
$3551
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
42
67
😀 Quality of life
79
87
🏙️ Population
542K
633K

The cost of living in Fresno is 24% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1183rd and 2338th ($2277 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1044th and 1841st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Fresno compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Ranked 152nd vs 67th best cities to live in the United States, and 575th vs 247th 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
$18.2
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.07
$5.44
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2130
$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$79.9
$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$1357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$12.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$979
$1428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30020
$27502

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Cities near Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2281
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2409
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2427
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2614
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2424
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2386
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2412
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2498
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2079
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2231
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2151
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2374
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2758
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2500
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2557
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2570
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2401
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2557
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2735
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2852
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2963
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2706
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2312
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2532
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2428
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2187
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3118
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$2016
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$2897
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2271
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2561
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2557
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3527
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2970
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2250
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2839
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2868
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2194

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2358
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2122
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2055
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2065
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1818
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2064
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2262
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2030
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1736
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1839
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1995
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1687
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1883
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1774
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1849
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1656
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1781
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1806
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1615
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1798
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1836
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1323
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1985
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1756
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1802
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1516
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1795
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1983
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1586
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1708
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2028
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1926
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1854
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1607
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2552
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1543
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1325
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2670