Sacramento vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	54	65
😀 Quality of life	87	72
🏙️ Population	525K	12.7M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 264% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 346th and 6833rd ($2846 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 376th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Suzhou

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	Sacramento	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$17664

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$644
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$683
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$669
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$594
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$650
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$684
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$557
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1126
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$623
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$620
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$636
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1002
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$652
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$646
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$652
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$860
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$604
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$647
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$675
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$626
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$618
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$644
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$601
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$678
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$671
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$765
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$677
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$632
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$623