Sacramento vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	74
😀 Quality of life	87	70
🏙️ Population	525K	9.07M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 395% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 346th and 8176th ($2846 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 376th and 3872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Shenyang

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	Sacramento	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$25508

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523