Sacramento vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sacramento	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2682	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6170	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2782	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$710	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4542	$1162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	54	81
😀 Quality of life	87	74
🏙️ Population	525K	13.9M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 293% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 605th and 7400th ($2682 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 533rd and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Sacramento ranked 109th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 347th and 2024th 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	$19.1	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1781	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2335	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4948	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3517	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.55	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.19	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.63	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.21	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1488	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20438	$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$672
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$740
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$645
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$800
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$623
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$720
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1108
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$576
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$574
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$697
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$480
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$599
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$648
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$541
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$525
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$511
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$556
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$480
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$759
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$722
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$668
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$541
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$646
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$549
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$579
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$582
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$576
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$546