Baltimore vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$1770
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	97	84
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	586K	9.37M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 232% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1429th and 7494th ($2224 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 138th and 3146th 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	$16.7	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$1.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$8681

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693