Baltimore vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2287
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5428
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$2370
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$617
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4207
$957
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
97
88
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
586K
32.1M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 261% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1182nd and 7340th ($2287 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 145th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Chongqing. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 131st and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baltimore Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.37
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1496
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1104
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2801
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.7
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2120
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1975
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.58
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.76
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1264
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22681
$26796

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539