Baltimore vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$1143
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$379
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$868
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	98	78
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	586K	6.6M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 414% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1330th and 8907th ($2223 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th and 20th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 2 months in Chennai. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 121st and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Chennai

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	Baltimore	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$26
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$1425

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287