Baltimore vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$1532
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	97	40
😀 Quality of life	91	49
🏙️ Population	586K	6.65M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 269% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 1429th and 7957th ($2224 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 249th 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 Hengyang. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Hengyang ranked 154th in China, while ranked 138th and 6806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Hengyang

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	Baltimore	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$212
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$3264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$10039

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$589
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$648
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$518
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$605
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$569
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$739
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$609
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$622
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$586
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$589
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$610
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$766
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$632
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$793
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$518
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$560
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$758
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$593
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$608
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$528
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$778
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$535
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$565
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$560
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$593
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$801
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$638
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$570
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$542
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$623
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$603
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619