Beijing vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$4470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	77	87
🏙️ Population	21.9M	525K

The cost of living in Beijing is 60% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5141st and 501st ($1067 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 443rd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 763rd and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Sacramento

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	Beijing	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$30262

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851