Baltimore vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$1140
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	97	78
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	586K	6.6M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 432% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1182nd and 8897th ($2287 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 17th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 2 months in Chennai. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 131st and 4021st 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	$16.3	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$1573

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306