Baltimore vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$1006
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$142
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$243
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$156
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	97	79
😀 Quality of life	91	65
🏙️ Population	586K	6.6M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 444% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1429th and 8947th ($2224 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 15th 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 0.6 months in Chennai. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 138th and 5131st 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	$16.7	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$1792

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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 Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$306
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$232
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$302
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$322
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$320
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$348
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$339
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$317
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$283
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$507
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$290
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$339
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$325
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$331
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$274
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$303
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$273
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$265
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$330
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$328
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$317
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$290
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$332
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$280
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$342
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$313
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$359
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$255
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$247
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$271
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$264
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$259