Guangzhou vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$6548
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1798
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$3108
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$723
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$4529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
54
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
525K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 73% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 6835th and 346th ($782 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 285th 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 2285th and 376th 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
$2.86
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$23546

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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
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2786
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2962
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2933
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2781
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2736
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2649
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2906
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2687
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2813
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3187
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2687
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3097
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3339
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2776
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2162
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2962
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2280
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3136
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2939
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3004
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3454
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2807
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2783
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2929
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2380
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2658
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2651
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3064
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2929
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3778
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2859