Fresno vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2485
$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5571
$5083
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$1194
🏘️ Family rent
$2728
$1948
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3630
$3809
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
42
81
😀 Quality of life
83
89
🏙️ Population
542K
577K

The cost of living in Fresno is 20% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 909th and 1833rd ($2485 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 1456th 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 Milwaukee. Ranked 183rd vs 70th best cities to live in the United States, and 558th vs 260th 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
$19.8
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$5.7
 Cappuccino
$5.11
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1505
$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2435
$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.5
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.09%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.4
$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1123
$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12990
$24369

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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 Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1963
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2040
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1997
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1997
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2028
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1966
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1812
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2037
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2079
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2070
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1971
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2034
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2092
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1990
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2381
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1814
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2365
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2379
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2435
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2354
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1746
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2403
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2437
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2410
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2131
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1844
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2229
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2402
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1784
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2504
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2398
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2371
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2519
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2434
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2415