Fresno vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2277
$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5358
$6767
🏠 One person rent
$1457
$1663
🏘️ Family rent
$2561
$3057
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3885
$4399
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
99
😀 Quality of life
79
99
🏙️ Population
542K
4.84M

The cost of living in Fresno is 19% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1183rd and 312th ($2277 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1044th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Fresno compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Fresno ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 575th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Sydney

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Fresno Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.07
$7.41
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.54
🥤 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
$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2130
$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$79.9
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$29.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$979
$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30020
$18951

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2286
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2472
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1997
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1732
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1532
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1833
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1674
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1748
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1500
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2393
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1815
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1289
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1746
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1717
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1958
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1829
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2300
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2141
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1805
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1800
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1397
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1635
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1876
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1877
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1738
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1758
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2397
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1822
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1799
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1795
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2491
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1757
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1925
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1892
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1357
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1754