Baltimore vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$2349
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$1013
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	91
😀 Quality of life	92	72
🏙️ Population	586K	11.9M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 164% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1292nd and 6270th ($2197 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 25th 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 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 89th and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Hangzhou

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	Baltimore	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$26569

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$755
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$596
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$707
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$725
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$720
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$707
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$811
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$677
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$694
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$687
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$771
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$789
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1190
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$731
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$731
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1074
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$713
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$688
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$690
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$713
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$644
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$675
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$741
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$625
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$651
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$682
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$898
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$763
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$735
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$682
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$740