Baltimore vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2097
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$318
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$542
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$453
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	97	47
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	586K	2.47M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 169% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 1414th and 6645th ($2234 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 14th in the United States and Colombia, respectively. Check the United States vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 164th and 5917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Cali

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	Baltimore	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$1099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$890
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$6650

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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 Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703