Baltimore vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$596
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$711
😷 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 114% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 1414th and 5341st ($2234 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 164th and 2718th 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	$17.3	$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$25165

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748