Sacramento vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sacramento	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2682	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6170	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$2782	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$710	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4542	$7152
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	100
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	525K	690K

The cost of living in Sacramento is 20% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 605th and 74th ($2682 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 533rd and 56th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sacramento compared to 2.1 months in Washington. Ranked 109th vs 6th best cities to live in the United States, and 347th vs 31st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Washington

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	Sacramento	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1781	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2335	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4948	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3517	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.55	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.19	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.63	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.21	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1488	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20438	$24903

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088