Baltimore vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$1858
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$952
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	98	93
😀 Quality of life	91	65
🏙️ Population	586K	9.37M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 206% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1330th and 6780th ($2223 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th and 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 121st and 4171st 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	$15.5	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$8558

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699