Baltimore vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2684
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$1264
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	80
😀 Quality of life	90	83
🏙️ Population	586K	2.73M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 139% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1182nd and 5750th ($2287 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 4th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 131st and 417th 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	$16.3	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$83
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$10905

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601