Fresno vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2083
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5212
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$1287
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$2076
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3882
$6506
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
80
😀 Quality of life
65
90
🏙️ Population
542K
737K

The cost of living in Fresno is 30% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1603rd and 145th ($2083 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 120th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fresno compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ranked 1706th vs 19th best cities to live in the United States, and 4568th vs 125th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Seattle

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Fresno Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$8.28
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1727
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.5
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.15
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.7
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2655
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31096
$29730

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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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210