Cost of living comparison
Sacramento is 33.1% more expensive than United Kingdom overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.1% more in Sacramento
- Groceries
-
pay 96.7% more in Sacramento
- Transportation
-
pay 3.4% less in Sacramento
- Housing
-
pay 70.8% more in Sacramento
- Childcare
-
pay 31.1% more in Sacramento
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 14.0% more in Sacramento
- Clothing
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pay 5.7% more in Sacramento
The cost of groceries, housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Sacramento are more expensive than in United Kingdom. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Sacramento.
If you lived in Sacramento instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£15.05
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.45
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.80
|
$2.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.26
|
$2.12
|
|
pay 96.7% more for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.23
|
$4.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.50
|
$8.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.77
|
$4.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£3.03
|
$4.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.98
|
$7.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.99
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.54
|
$0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£1.01
|
$1.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.14
|
$3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.52
|
$1.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.52
|
$2.30
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.69
|
$4.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£79.07
|
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£28,038.97
|
$36,753.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.80
|
$18.91
|
|
pay 70.8% more for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£31.72
|
$81.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£1,001.03
|
$2,096.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£821.73
|
$1,803.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£184.51
|
$299.86
|
|
pay 31.1% more for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,205.48
|
$1,517.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,995.84
|
$30,000.00
|
|
pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.53
|
$7.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.32
|
$5.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£14.06
|
$11.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£36.48
|
$61.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£10.38
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£63.13
|
$53.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£32.30
|
$52.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£72.73
|
$87.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£77.86
|
$122.50
|
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