Fresno vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2566
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5572
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$1667
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$2747
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3632
$6556
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
80
😀 Quality of life
81
93
🏙️ Population
542K
737K

The cost of living in Fresno is 19% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 775th and 125th ($2566 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 687th and 92nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fresno compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Ranked 214th vs 27th best cities to live in the United States, and 701st vs 99th 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
$21
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.98
$8.17
 Cappuccino
$5.09
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1381
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2356
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2328
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$330
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.7
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.38%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2769
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2790
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.28
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.22
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.62
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.9
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$977
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13048
$29883

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Cities near Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2503
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2551
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2554
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2599
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2531
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2479
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2496
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2586
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2120
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2295
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2161
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2383
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2794
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2577
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2653
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2426
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2407
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2650
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2841
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2839
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2942
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2763
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2313
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2576
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2452
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2248
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2955
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1969
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3082
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2501
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2679
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2721
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3748
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2446
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2114
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1905
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2840
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2270

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114