Beijing vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$648	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$2782
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$710
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$4542
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	73	87
🏙️ Population	21.9M	525K

The cost of living in Beijing is 59% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4987th and 605th ($1108 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 533rd 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 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 2361st and 347th 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	$4.47	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$20438

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848