Cost of living comparison
compared to
Sacramento vs. Detroit Cost of Living Summary
Sacramento is 29.1% more expensive than Detroit.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.5% more in Sacramento
- Groceries
-
pay 36.4% more in Sacramento
- Transportation
-
pay 33.1% more in Sacramento
- Housing
-
pay 45.7% more in Sacramento
- Childcare
-
pay 38.6% more in Sacramento
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.7% more in Sacramento
- Clothing
-
pay 22.9% more in Sacramento
The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Sacramento are more expensive than in Detroit.
Sacramento vs. Detroit Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Sacramento instead of Detroit, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
|
Detroit
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$11.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$2.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$2.04
|
|
Detroit vs. Sacramento - Cost of restaurants
pay 36.4% more for groceries
|
Detroit
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.38
|
$4.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
|
$8.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
|
$4.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
|
$5.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.25
|
$7.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$2.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
|
$1.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.80
|
$3.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$1.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$2.07
|
|
Detroit vs. Sacramento - Cost of groceries
pay 33.1% more for transportation
|
Detroit
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
|
$4.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$66.00
|
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$36,753.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
|
$18.91
|
|
Detroit vs. Sacramento - Cost of transportation
pay 45.7% more for housing
|
Detroit
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.14
|
$74.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,450.00
|
$2,061.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.17
|
$1,652.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.03
|
$270.98
|
|
Detroit vs. Sacramento - Cost of housing
pay 38.6% more for childcare
|
Detroit
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,294.79
|
$1,450.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,800.00
|
$27,750.00
|
|
Detroit vs. Sacramento - Cost of childcare
pay 20.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Detroit
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
|
$5.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$12.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.00
|
$49.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$14.50
|
|
Detroit vs. Sacramento - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 22.9% more for clothing
|
Detroit
|
Sacramento
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.08
|
$58.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.00
|
$54.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.00
|
$93.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.00
|
$130.00
|
|
Detroit vs. Sacramento - Cost of clothing
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