Beijing vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$4579
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	75	86
🏙️ Population	21.9M	525K

The cost of living in Beijing is 64% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5387th and 313th ($1016 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 277th 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 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 989th and 308th 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	$3.86	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$29998

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045