Fresno vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2083
$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5212
$5122
🏠 One person rent
$1287
$1239
🏘️ Family rent
$2076
$2039
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3882
$4263
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
42
81
😀 Quality of life
65
90
🏙️ Population
542K
577K

The cost of living in Fresno is 1% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1603rd and 1560th ($2083 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 1383rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fresno compared to 2 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 1706th vs 26th best cities to live in the United States, and 4568th vs 138th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Milwaukee

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Fresno Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$1310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$983
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$2531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1727
$1588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$1712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.5
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.15
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.7
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2655
$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31096
$24397

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2144
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2314
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2343
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2535
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2372
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2344
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2372
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2439
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2153
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2248
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2351
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2149
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2313
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2665
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2478
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2514
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2393
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2239
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2498
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2592
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2702
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2814
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2638
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2111
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2400
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2271
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2126
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2952
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1945
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3009
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2205
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2434
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2417
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$2908
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2356
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2141
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2035
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2660
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2140

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1947
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2007
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1971
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1995
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2002
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2003
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1948
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1803
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1984
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$1985
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$1983
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1945
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1911
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1970
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1949
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2193
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1800
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2199
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2191
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2164
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1709
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2205
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2150
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2305
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$1926
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1855
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2107
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2143
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1935
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2314
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2221
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2195
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2269
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2240
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2253