Chengdu vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$4579
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	72	86
🏙️ Population	20.9M	525K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 78% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 7421st and 313th ($623 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Sacramento

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	Chengdu	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$29998

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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