Baltimore vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$792
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	97
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	586K	18.7M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 207% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1219th and 6838th ($2323 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 36th 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1 months in Guangzhou. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 128th and 2100th 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	$17.4	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$14783

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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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$589
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$662
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$829
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$777
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$518
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$662
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$827
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$878
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1746
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$608
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$816
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2414
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$766
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$809
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$765
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$941
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$766
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$780
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$773
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$750
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$579
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$669
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$451
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$897
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$454
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$693
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$634
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$574
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$622
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$697
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$677