Baltimore vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$2110
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$587
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$1288
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	96
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	586K	18.7M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 183% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1429th and 6854th ($2224 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 138th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Guangzhou

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	Baltimore	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$19408

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$627
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$694
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$873
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$801
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$548
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$678
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$858
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1734
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$638
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2396
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$777
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$793
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$908
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$828
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$766
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$954
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$778
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$802
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$797
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$739
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$600
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$682
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$473
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$751
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$758
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$474
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$612
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$714
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$528
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$648
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$601
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$620
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$602
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$705
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$711