Cost of living comparison
Sacramento is 23.0% more expensive than Fresno.
If you lived in Sacramento instead of Fresno, you would:
pay 6.6% more for restaurants
Fresno
|
Sacramento
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$18.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.79
|
$9.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
|
$2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$2.00
|
|
pay 55.0% more for groceries
Fresno
|
Sacramento
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
|
$4.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
|
$7.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
|
$4.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
|
$4.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
|
$7.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
|
$2.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$1.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$1.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
|
$2.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$1.55
|
|
pay 53.2% more for transportation
Fresno
|
Sacramento
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
|
$5.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
|
$25,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.20
|
$18.91
|
|
pay 17.2% more for housing
Fresno
|
Sacramento
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.41
|
$77.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,375.00
|
$1,818.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,259.80
|
$1,658.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.02
|
$202.59
|
|
pay 9.5% more for childcare
Fresno
|
Sacramento
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,000.00
|
$1,325.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
|
$18,333.33
|
|
pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports
Fresno
|
Sacramento
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$6.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.88
|
$5.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.93
|
$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.99
|
$60.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$12.00
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Fresno
|
Sacramento
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.75
|
$44.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
|
$31.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$90.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.75
|
$112.25
|
|
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