Sacramento vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2813
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6464
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1786
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2984
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4579
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
96
😀 Quality of life
86
80
🏙️ Population
525K
17.7M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 207% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 313th and 5950th ($2813 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 277th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Sacramento ranked 81st best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 308th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sacramento Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.64
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.74
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1822
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1446
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3005
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2512
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$301
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4209
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3946
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.78
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.06
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$134
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1530
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29998
$22267

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2708
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2765
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2744
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2848
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2832
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2816
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2684
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2560
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2869
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2612
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2762
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3102
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2624
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3212
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3551
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2732
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2188
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2977
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2170
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3193
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2938
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3015
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3453
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2767
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2778
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2780
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2412
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2816
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2646
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2622
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2932
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3048
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2135
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2840
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2888
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3785
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$3045

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609