Sacramento vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sacramento	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2682	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6170	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2782	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$710	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4542	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	74
😀 Quality of life	87	58
🏙️ Population	525K	9.07M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 338% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 605th and 7878th ($2682 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 533rd and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Sacramento ranked 109th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 347th and 6059th 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	$19.1	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1781	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2335	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4948	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3517	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.55	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.19	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.63	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.21	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1488	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20438	$22712

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532