Baltimore vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$4090
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$762
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$3427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	93
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	586K	595K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 42% more expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 1219th and 3401st ($2323 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 304th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 2.1 months in Dortmund. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Dortmund ranked 11th in Germany, while ranked 128th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Dortmund

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	Baltimore	Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$54.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$3153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$2430
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$29016

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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 Dortmund

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Schwerte	$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi	Lunen	$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi	Waltrop	$1591
13 km or 8 mi	Witten	$1583
13 km or 8 mi	Herdecke	$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi	Wetter	$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi	Unna	$1521
16 km or 10 mi	Bergkamen	$1542
16 km or 10 mi	Kamen	$1537
17 km or 11 mi	Hagen	$1567
17 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1631
18 km or 11 mi	Bochum	$1560
18 km or 11 mi	Datteln	$1575
19 km or 12 mi	Selm	$1566
20 km or 12 mi	Werne	$1554
20 km or 13 mi	Iserlohn	$1248
21 km or 13 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1558
21 km or 13 mi	Frondenberg	$1478
22 km or 13 mi	Recklinghausen	$1535
22 km or 14 mi	Gevelsberg	$1563
23 km or 14 mi	Sprockhovel	$1558
23 km or 14 mi	Hattingen	$1547
25 km or 15 mi	Menden	$1463
25 km or 15 mi	Herten	$1550
25 km or 16 mi	Ennepetal	$1552
25 km or 16 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1506
25 km or 16 mi	Hemer	$1415
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1549
28 km or 18 mi	Ludinghausen	$1579
29 km or 18 mi	Marl	$1552
30 km or 18 mi	Hamm	$1515
31 km or 19 mi	Werl	$1521
32 km or 20 mi	Essen	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Haltern am See	$1561
34 km or 21 mi	Gladbeck	$1533
35 km or 21 mi	Ludenscheid	$1561
35 km or 22 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
35 km or 22 mi	Velbert	$1555
36 km or 22 mi	Radevormwald	$1569