Baltimore vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$1806
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$512
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$1237
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	89
😀 Quality of life	91	76
🏙️ Population	586K	20.9M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 223% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1429th and 7360th ($2224 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 75th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.8 months in Chengdu. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 138th and 1238th 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	$16.7	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$14789

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594