Hong Kong vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$4579
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	7.41M	525K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 3% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 427th and 313th ($2737 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Hong Kong compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 248th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Sacramento

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	Hong Kong	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$29998

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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