Baltimore vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1647
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	586K	20.9M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 266% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1219th and 7530th ($2323 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 114th 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 128th and 1800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Chengdu

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	Baltimore	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$11647

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560