Fresno vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2485
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5571
$4406
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$1052
🏘️ Family rent
$2728
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3630
$3391
😷 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 34% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 909th and 2663rd ($2485 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 1875th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Ranked 183rd vs 112th best cities to live in the United States, and 558th vs 362nd 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
$19.8
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70
$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$5.11
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1505
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2435
$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.5
$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.09%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.4
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$12.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1123
$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12990
$27314

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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 Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2378
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2129
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1881
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1953
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2030
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2266
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2122
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1997
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1752
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1867
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2070
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1745
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1605
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1667
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1631
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1836
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1915
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1545
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1885
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1980
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1425
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1962
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1951
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1747
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1992
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1703
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1703
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2023
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1852
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1718
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2085
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2366
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1421
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1405
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2822