Fresno vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2083
$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5212
$8266
🏠 One person rent
$1287
$1974
🏘️ Family rent
$2076
$4255
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$783
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3882
$5741
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
97
😀 Quality of life
65
93
🏙️ Population
542K
441K

The cost of living in Fresno is 33% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1603rd and 85th ($2083 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 72nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fresno compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Ranked 1706th vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 4568th vs 61st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Oakland

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Fresno Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$7.3
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1727
$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$22.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.5
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.15
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.7
$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2655
$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31096
$19305

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Cities near Fresno

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 Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3358
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2840
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3042
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2881
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3046
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2660
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2929
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3130
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3133
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2860
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2968
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3147
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3163
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3219
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2947
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3518
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3583
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3135
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2922
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2824
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3109
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4148
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3567
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2900
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3003
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3644
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3186
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3313