Sacramento vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sacramento	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6191	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$1670	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$678	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4470	$1905
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	525K	24.9M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 134% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 501st and 4780th ($2656 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Sacramento ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 281st and 571st 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	$18.6	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.27	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1688	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1409	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3018	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2447	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4303	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4091	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.5	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.09	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1525	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30262	$31401

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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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774