Fresno vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fresno	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5290	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2614	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	42	100
😀 Quality of life	78	100
🏙️ Population	542K	4.84M

The cost of living in Fresno is 7% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1005th and 745th ($2371 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 920th 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 1.6 months in Fresno compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Fresno ranked 188th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 659th and 2nd 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	$20.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.5	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1417	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2393	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2299	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2801	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12984	$17957

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2361
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2490
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2773
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2501
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2453
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2494
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2559
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2120
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2303
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2599
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2154
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2370
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2775
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2555
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2603
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2490
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2422
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2588
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2792
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2801
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2934
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2740
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2346
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2571
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2433
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2238
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3006
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$2033
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$3074
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2306
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2622
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2646
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3437
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2536
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2135
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$1995
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2717
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2170

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683