Sacramento vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2682
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6170
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1646
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$2782
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$710
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4542
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
95
😀 Quality of life
87
76
🏙️ Population
525K
17.5M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 170% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 605th and 5618th ($2682 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 533rd and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Sacramento ranked 109th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 347th and 1163rd 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
$19.1
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$5.87
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1781
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1302
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2832
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4948
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3517
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.55
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.19
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.21
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1488
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20438
$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648