Sacramento vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$4175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	74
😀 Quality of life	87	88
🏙️ Population	525K	459K

The cost of living in Sacramento is 19% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 346th and 1097th ($2846 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 940th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 116th vs 88th best cities to live in the United States, and 376th vs 304th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Virginia Beach

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	Sacramento	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$15986

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763