Baltimore vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$2015
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$748
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	98	87
😀 Quality of life	92	72
🏙️ Population	586K	32.1M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 209% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1292nd and 6733rd ($2197 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 79th 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 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1.1 months in Chongqing. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 89th and 2233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$27785

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$554
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$564
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$625
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$646
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$545
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$674
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$435
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$597
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$615
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$570
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$620
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$566
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$580
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$607
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$525
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$579
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$625
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$643
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$619
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$594
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$598
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$535
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$578
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$589
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$608
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$577
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$562
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$611
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$548
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$603
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$566
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$584
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$596
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$548