Baltimore vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	97	43
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	586K	6.65M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 274% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 1219th and 7637th ($2323 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 136th 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 1.1 months in Hengyang. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 128th and 6726th 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	$17.4	$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$2989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$7438

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599