Fresno vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2277
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5358
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$1457
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$2561
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3885
$5777
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
42
100
😀 Quality of life
79
97
🏙️ Population
542K
8.8M

The cost of living in Fresno is 44% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1183rd and 5th ($2277 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1044th and 3rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Fresno compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Ranked 152nd vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 575th vs 13th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs New York City

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Fresno New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.07
$9.78
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2130
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$79.9
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$27.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$979
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30020
$20585

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2281
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2409
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2427
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2614
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2424
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2386
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2412
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2498
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2079
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2231
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2151
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2374
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2758
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2500
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2557
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2570
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2401
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2557
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2735
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2852
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2963
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2706
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2312
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2532
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2428
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2187
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3118
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$2016
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$2897
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2271
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2561
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2557
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3527
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2970
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2250
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2839
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2868
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2194

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108