Sacramento vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sacramento	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6191	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$1670	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$678	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4470	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	90
😀 Quality of life	87	71
🏙️ Population	525K	13.9M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 274% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 501st and 6862nd ($2656 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 443rd and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Sacramento ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 281st and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Tianjin

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	Sacramento	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.27	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1688	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1409	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3018	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2447	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4303	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4091	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.09	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.32	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1525	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30262	$16590

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618