Baltimore vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$4765
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$1134
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$2203
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$3496
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	98	100
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	586K	3.68M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 9% more expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 1292nd and 1759th ($2197 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 3rd in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1.7 months in Berlin. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Berlin ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 89th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Berlin

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	Baltimore	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$1192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$1755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$9186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$6527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$36.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$9556

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323