Baltimore vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$3071
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$596
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$1354
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$1802
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	100
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	586K	21.9M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 108% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 1330th and 5141st ($2223 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th and 7th 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 1.7 months in Beijing. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 121st and 763rd 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	$15.5	$4.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$14636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$7425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$61.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$23714

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869