Baltimore vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$2020
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$890
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	98	87
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	586K	32.1M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 236% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1330th and 7185th ($2223 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th and 146th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.3 months in Chongqing. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 121st and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$27717

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556