Baltimore vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$1771
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$388
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$780
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	93
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	586K	9.5M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 266% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1414th and 7844th ($2234 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 183rd 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 164th and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Foshan

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	Baltimore	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$22493

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664