Sacramento vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	54	21
😀 Quality of life	87	46
🏙️ Population	525K	6.56M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 374% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 346th and 7929th ($2846 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 213th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 376th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Shaoyang

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	Sacramento	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$11939

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615