Baltimore vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2223
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5088
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$2305
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$577
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4221
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
98
69
😀 Quality of life
91
69
🏙️ Population
586K
10.5M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 228% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1330th and 7055th ($2223 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 121st and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baltimore Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.8
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2707
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1912
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.5
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.2
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.8
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1294
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17290
$21927

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623