Baltimore vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5331
$1695
🏠 One person rent
$1411
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$2342
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3970
$914
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
97
87
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
586K
32.1M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 314% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1219th and 8185th ($2323 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 322nd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.6 months in Chongqing. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 128th and 2237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baltimore Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1652
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1117
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2831
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1910
$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73
$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2256
$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1977
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.2
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.44
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.71
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$122
$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1287
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19353
$23821

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Catonsville
$2450
21 km or 13 mi Owings Mills
$2581
23 km or 14 mi Columbia
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Laurel
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Edgewood
$3069
32 km or 20 mi Eldersburg
$2494
35 km or 22 mi Bel Air South
$2824
36 km or 22 mi Annapolis
$2940
37 km or 23 mi Bel Air North
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Bowie
$2495
40 km or 25 mi Greenbelt
$2482
42 km or 26 mi College Park
$2563
47 km or 29 mi Silver Spring
$2287
52 km or 32 mi Rockville
$2612
54 km or 34 mi Bethesda
$2710
55 km or 34 mi Gaithersburg
$2522
57 km or 35 mi Washington
$3328
57 km or 36 mi Georgetown
$3054
58 km or 36 mi Germantown
$2601
65 km or 41 mi Alexandria
$2919
66 km or 41 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2576
66 km or 41 mi Hanover
$2255
71 km or 44 mi Frederick
$2339
73 km or 45 mi Reston
$2697
74 km or 46 mi Springfield
$2355
75 km or 47 mi Waldorf
$2509
75 km or 47 mi Herndon
$2773
76 km or 47 mi York
$1949
77 km or 48 mi Fairfax
$2791
80 km or 50 mi Ashburn
$2755
84 km or 52 mi Leesburg
$2288
86 km or 54 mi Newark
$2121
87 km or 54 mi Centreville
$3275
88 km or 55 mi Lancaster
$2050
91 km or 56 mi Woodbridge
$2582
91 km or 57 mi Marumsco
$2506
95 km or 59 mi Dover
$2256
95 km or 59 mi Manassas
$2693
98 km or 61 mi Waynesboro
$1935
103 km or 64 mi Hagerstown
$2066

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537