Fresno vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2494
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5541
$5072
🏠 One person rent
$1595
$1201
🏘️ Family rent
$2667
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$633
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3725
$3838
😷 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 19% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 898th and 1786th ($2494 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th and 1421st 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 170th vs 57th best cities to live in the United States, and 521st vs 224th 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
$19.9
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.8
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.94
$5.61
 Cappuccino
$5.06
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1552
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1311
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2419
$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2328
$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2653
$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.3
$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.73
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.5
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1186
$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12948
$24100

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Cities near Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2451
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2526
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2532
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2576
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2511
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2449
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2473
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2562
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2098
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2275
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2414
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2141
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2404
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2825
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2568
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2623
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2477
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2413
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2631
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2860
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2861
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2984
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2785
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2305
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2590
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2456
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2309
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3073
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1931
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3048
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2259
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2668
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2677
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3698
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2545
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2088
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1936
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2878
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2374

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1934
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2000
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1979
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$1993
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1990
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1930
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1746
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1996
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2058
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2065
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1946
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2039
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2097
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1950
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2344
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1771
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2382
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2389
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2443
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2364
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1825
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2407
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2434
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2418
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2162
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1813
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2249
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2428
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1796
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2555
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2418
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2410
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2559
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2453
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2400