Guangzhou vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$6464
🏠 One person rent
$352
$1786
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$2984
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$4579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
54
😀 Quality of life
75
86
🏙️ Population
18.7M
525K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 72% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 6548th and 313th ($774 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 1055th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Sacramento

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Guangzhou Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$7.64
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$134
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$29998

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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