Sacramento vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2684
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6163
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1718
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$2740
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4811
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
54
100
😀 Quality of life
86
78
🏙️ Population
525K
24.9M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 125% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 409th and 4461st ($2684 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 364th and 6th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sacramento compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Sacramento ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 238th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Shanghai

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Sacramento Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.76
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1755
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2938
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2257
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$272
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5758
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4021
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.93
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.36
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2211
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25420
$28143

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2620
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2675
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2679
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2548
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2909
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2617
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2633
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2560
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2699
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2586
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2671
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$2910
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2534
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3059
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3314
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2657
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2227
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2903
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2140
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3171
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2916
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2904
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3213
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2824
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2947
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2697
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2900
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2417
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2434
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3041
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2968
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2840
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2929
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2860

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740