Baltimore vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1702
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	97	93
😀 Quality of life	92	69
🏙️ Population	586K	9.37M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 261% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1219th and 7469th ($2323 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 101st 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 128th and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Hefei

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	Baltimore	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$9056

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663