Baltimore vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$2811
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$648
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$1139
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$769
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	91	73
🏙️ Population	586K	21.9M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 101% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 1429th and 4987th ($2224 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Beijing ranked 14th in China, while ranked 138th and 2361st 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	$16.7	$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$25910

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759