Fresno vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2485
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5571
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$2728
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3630
$6532
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
80
😀 Quality of life
83
95
🏙️ Population
542K
737K

The cost of living in Fresno is 21% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 909th and 142nd ($2485 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 101st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Ranked 183rd vs 5th best cities to live in the United States, and 558th vs 32nd 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
$19.8
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$7.73
 Cappuccino
$5.11
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1505
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2435
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.5
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.09%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.4
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1123
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12990
$28950

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Cities near Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2440
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2523
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2517
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2562
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2494
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2454
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2454
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2547
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2107
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2276
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2435
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2391
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2797
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2565
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2605
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2440
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2390
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2608
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2851
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2854
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2992
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2768
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2300
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2586
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2445
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2276
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3017
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1940
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3067
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2261
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2651
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2658
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3676
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2468
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2089
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1923
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2864
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2280

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173