Fresno vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2083
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5212
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$1287
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$2076
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3882
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
42
78
😀 Quality of life
65
93
🏙️ Population
542K
662K

The cost of living in Fresno is 19% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1603rd and 587th ($2083 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 7th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fresno compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Fresno ranked 1706th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 4568th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fresno Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1727
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.5
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.15
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.7
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2655
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31096
$14942

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758