Baltimore vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5331
$5566
🏠 One person rent
$1411
$1475
🏘️ Family rent
$2342
$2428
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$625
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3970
$4235
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
68
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
586K
875K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 4% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 1219th and 986th ($2323 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 865th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.7 months in Charlotte. Ranked 35th vs 71st best cities to live in the United States, and 128th vs 234th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Charlotte

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Baltimore Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$5.28
 Cappuccino
$5.38
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1652
$1574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1117
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2831
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1910
$2056
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2256
$3607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1977
$2665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.2
$84.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.44
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$5.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.71
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$122
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1287
$1305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19353
$24711

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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 Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013