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Fresno County · California

Fresno cost of living (CA)

Price levels published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for Fresno, CA, with the national average set to 100 — so 108 means things cost 8% more here than the US average.

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Quick answer

Fresno costs 2.2% above the national average — all-items price level 102.2, rank 37 of 94 covered metros. A $100,000 national-average salary needs to be $102,158 here. Utilities is the reason, at 161.0.

All items
102.2US average = 100
Housing
95.74.3% below the national average
Goods
105.25.2% above the national average
Other services
100.3in line with the national average

Price level by component

Where the difference actually comes from.

ComponentIndexvs USWhat it covers
Goods105.2+5.2%Groceries, fuel, clothing, durable purchases.
Housing95.7-4.3%Rents and imputed rents — the biggest single swing factor.
Utilities161.0+61.0%Electricity, gas, water and other household energy.
Other services100.3+0.3%Healthcare, dining, repairs, personal services.

What your salary is worth in Fresno, CA

Enter a salary. We deflate it by the local price level (102.2 where 100 is the US average) and show what you would need to earn here to match the same pay somewhere average.

Real value here
$64,025
Needed to match US average
$66,818
Monthly difference
$118

What a local paycheck is really worth

Nominal pay is only half the story.

$65,407 median household income in Fresno is worth $64,025 in national-average dollars. BEA calls that real income: income × 100 ÷ 102.2.

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Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities

2024 BEA Regional Price Parities, published for Fresno, CA. Parities are metro-wide, so a single neighbourhood can sit well above or below these figures.