Fresno vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2277
$2369
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5358
$5226
🏠 One person rent
$1457
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$2561
$2396
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$590
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3885
$4699
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
42
69
😀 Quality of life
79
91
🏙️ Population
542K
1.61M

The cost of living in Fresno is 4% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 1183rd and 973rd ($2277 vs $2369) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1044th and 858th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Fresno compared to 2 months in Phoenix. Ranked 152nd vs 22nd best cities to live in the United States, and 575th vs 119th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Phoenix

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Fresno Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$70.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.07
$5.26
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$1190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$2431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2130
$1985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$79.9
$74.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$3520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$2938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$979
$1116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30020
$10377

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Cities near Fresno

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

Cities near Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1989
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2588
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2201
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2430
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2287
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2416
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2518
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2446
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2339
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2414
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2372
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2338
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2422
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2291
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2313
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2484
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2052
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2040
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1954
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2268
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2026
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2638
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1792
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1886
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$1986
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$786
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1928
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1842
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$758
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2643
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$955
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2657