Hong Kong vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$4470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	7.41M	525K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 4% more expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 379th and 501st ($2753 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 443rd 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 205th and 281st 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	$8.31	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$30262

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851