Sacramento vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2684
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6163
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1718
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2740
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4811
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
96
😀 Quality of life
86
80
🏙️ Population
525K
17.5M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 186% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 409th and 5744th ($2684 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 364th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Sacramento ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 238th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Shenzhen

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Sacramento Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.76
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1755
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2938
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2257
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$272
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.3
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5758
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4021
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.93
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.36
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2211
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25420
$24305

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584