Fresno vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2277
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5358
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$1457
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$2561
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3885
$4931
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
42
82
😀 Quality of life
79
89
🏙️ Population
542K
468K

The cost of living in Fresno is 8% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1183rd and 806th ($2277 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1044th and 719th 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 Raleigh. Ranked 152nd vs 49th best cities to live in the United States, and 575th vs 202nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Raleigh

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Fresno Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.07
$6.03
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2130
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$79.9
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$979
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30020
$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753