Baltimore vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2224
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5241
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$1309
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2141
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4251
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
80
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
586K
2.71M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 129% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1429th and 5770th ($2224 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 5th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 138th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Kaohsiung

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Baltimore Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.61
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.42
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$981
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1812
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.8
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.3%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2495
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2320
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.45
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.62
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.74
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.6
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18541
$13326

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617