Baltimore vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Baltimore Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2012
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4789
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$1205
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$2074
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$97.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5085
$778
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
97
88
😀 Quality of life
93
70
🏙️ Population
586K
7.74M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 194% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1405th and 6894th ($2012 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1281st and 210th 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 2.5 months in Baltimore compared to 1.1 months in Chongqing. Baltimore ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 17th in China, while ranked 53rd and 2507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baltimore Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.8
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.4
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.35
$2.16
☕ Cappuccino
$4.56
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1339
$265
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1740
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.3
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
5.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$2754
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$861
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.1
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.6
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.2
$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1203
$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22727
$22014

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Catonsville
$2133
21 km or 13 mi Owings Mills
$2008
23 km or 14 mi Columbia
$2596
30 km or 19 mi Laurel
$2377
31 km or 19 mi Edgewood
$2168
32 km or 20 mi Eldersburg
$1993
35 km or 22 mi Bel Air South
$2025
36 km or 22 mi Annapolis
$2702
37 km or 23 mi Bel Air North
$2016
37 km or 23 mi Bowie
$2532
40 km or 25 mi Greenbelt
$2021
42 km or 26 mi College Park
$2519
47 km or 29 mi Silver Spring
$2252
52 km or 32 mi Rockville
$3073
54 km or 34 mi Bethesda
$2945
55 km or 34 mi Gaithersburg
$2538
57 km or 35 mi Washington
$2703
57 km or 36 mi Georgetown
$2003
58 km or 36 mi Germantown
$1942
65 km or 41 mi Alexandria
$2975
66 km or 41 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2022
66 km or 41 mi Hanover
$2350
71 km or 44 mi Frederick
$2313
73 km or 45 mi Reston
$2359
74 km or 46 mi Springfield
$2193
75 km or 47 mi Waldorf
$2139
75 km or 47 mi Herndon
$2232
76 km or 47 mi York
$1737
77 km or 48 mi Fairfax
$2656
80 km or 50 mi Ashburn
$2060
84 km or 52 mi Leesburg
$1992
86 km or 54 mi Newark
$2019
87 km or 54 mi Centreville
$2798
88 km or 55 mi Lancaster
$1911
91 km or 56 mi Woodbridge
$2447
91 km or 57 mi Marumsco
$2009
95 km or 59 mi Dover
$2145
95 km or 59 mi Manassas
$2593
98 km or 61 mi Waynesboro
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Hagerstown
$1770

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$654
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$722
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$667
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$735
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$720
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$786
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$657
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$684
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$676
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$704
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$666
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$726
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$693
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$710
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$679
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$669
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$668
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$719
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$713
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$759
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$720
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$664
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$723
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$565
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$765
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$659
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$656
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$673
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$669
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$661
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$669
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$671
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$666
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$657
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$669
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$707
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$599
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$718
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$688
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$652