Baltimore vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1151
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$3139
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$493
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$849
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$1107
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	24
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	586K	235K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 102% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 1219th and 4824th ($2323 vs $1151) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 3rd in the United States and Guyana, respectively. Check the United States vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1 months in Georgetown. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 128th and 6094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Georgetown

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	Baltimore	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$9.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$88.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$1313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$126
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$1015
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$23245

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811