Fresno vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2494
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5541
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$1595
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$2667
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$633
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3725
$4542
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
42
54
😀 Quality of life
83
87
🏙️ Population
542K
525K

The cost of living in Fresno is 7% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 898th and 605th ($2494 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th and 533rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Ranked 170th vs 109th best cities to live in the United States, and 521st vs 347th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Sacramento

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Fresno Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.8
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.94
$8.04
 Cappuccino
$5.06
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1552
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1311
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2419
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2328
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.98%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2653
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.3
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.73
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.5
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1186
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12948
$20438

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848