Baltimore vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$589
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$658
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	586K	21.9M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 126% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 1219th and 5355th ($2323 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 6th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.6 months in Beijing. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 128th and 2546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Beijing

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	Baltimore	Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$22823

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741