Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
California
Oakland is a Bay Area transit and rent-pressure market in California, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
California
Sacramento is the state-capital and inland comparison market, often used to test whether California access can work with a less coastal cost profile.
Comparison
Sacramento has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Sacramento has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Sacramento minus Oakland.
| Metric | Oakland | Sacramento | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,544 | $2,450 | -$94 | Sacramento | Sacramento has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $718,621 | $760,000 | +$41,379 | Oakland | Oakland has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $237/mo | $406/mo | +$169/mo | Oakland | Oakland has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 119 | 112 | -7 | Sacramento | Sacramento has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $130,200 | $80,800 | -$49,400 | Sacramento | Sacramento has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 56/100 | 61/100 | +5 | Sacramento | Sacramento has the higher move score. |