Baltimore vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$6205
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$1790
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$3191
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$1245
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	92	83
🏙️ Population	586K	7.41M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 15% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1219th and 532nd ($2323 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 128th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Hong Kong

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	Baltimore	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$7.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$22102

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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 Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598