Fresno vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2566
$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5572
$5513
🏠 One person rent
$1667
$1519
🏘️ Family rent
$2747
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$660
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3632
$4167
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
42
67
😀 Quality of life
81
75
🏙️ Population
542K
504K

The cost of living in Fresno is 6% more expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 775th and 998th ($2566 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 687th and 876th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fresno compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Ranked 214th vs 578th best cities to live in the United States, and 701st vs 1816th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Mesa

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Fresno Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.98
$5.98
 Cappuccino
$5.09
$5.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1381
$1553
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$1210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2356
$2487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2328
$2225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$330
$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.7
$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.38%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2769
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2790
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$5.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.28
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$5.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.22
$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.62
$4.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.9
$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.5
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$977
$1207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13048
$15463

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Cities near Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2503
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2551
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2554
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2599
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2531
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2479
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2496
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2586
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2120
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2295
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2161
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2383
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2794
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2577
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2653
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2426
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2407
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2650
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2841
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2839
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2942
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2763
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2313
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2576
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2452
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2248
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2955
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1969
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3082
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2501
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2679
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2721
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3748
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2446
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2114
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1905
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2840
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2270

Cities near Mesa

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2349
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2371
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$3031
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2340
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2491
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$1977
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2344
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2320
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2523
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2481
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2322
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2353
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2466
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2403
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2365
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2084
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2060
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2348
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2341
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2021
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$1940
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2046
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2598
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$2095
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$727
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1612
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2757
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$2021
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1760
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$1883
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1911
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$965
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$881
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$813
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1855
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2751
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$945