Sacramento vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2682
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6170
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1646
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$2782
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$710
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4542
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
54
100
😀 Quality of life
87
96
🏙️ Population
525K
14.3M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 60% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 605th and 3273rd ($2682 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 533rd and 3rd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sacramento compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Sacramento ranked 109th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 347th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Tokyo

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Sacramento Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.87
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1781
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1302
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2832
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4948
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3517
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.55
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.19
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.21
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1488
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20438
$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006