Baltimore vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1941
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$476
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	97	45
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	586K	2.47M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 206% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 1219th and 6830th ($2323 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 17th 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Cali ranked 6th in Colombia, while ranked 128th and 6175th 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	$17.4	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$78.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1046
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$6322

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$693
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$782
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$511
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$572
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$565
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$667
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$679
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$655
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$730
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$506
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$515
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$678
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$489
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$708
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$608
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$722
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$848
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$976
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$622
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$604
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$950
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1030
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$546
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$762
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$881
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$585
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$637
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$882
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$960
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$581
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$777
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$721
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$686
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$542
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$649
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$663