Fresno vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2277
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5358
$6191
🏠 One person rent
$1457
$1670
🏘️ Family rent
$2561
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3885
$4470
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
42
54
😀 Quality of life
79
87
🏙️ Population
542K
525K

The cost of living in Fresno is 14% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1183rd and 501st ($2277 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1044th and 443rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Fresno compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Ranked 152nd vs 77th best cities to live in the United States, and 575th vs 281st 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
$18.2
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.07
$7.27
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2130
$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$79.9
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$979
$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30020
$30262

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851