Baltimore vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2223
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5088
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2305
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$577
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4221
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
81
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
586K
2.73M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 138% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1330th and 6046th ($2223 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 121st and 389th 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
$15.5
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2707
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1912
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.4
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.5
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$8.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.2
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.8
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1294
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17290
$12438

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Catonsville
$2363
21 km or 13 mi Owings Mills
$2498
23 km or 14 mi Columbia
$2664
30 km or 19 mi Laurel
$2299
31 km or 19 mi Edgewood
$2887
32 km or 20 mi Eldersburg
$2405
35 km or 22 mi Bel Air South
$2693
36 km or 22 mi Annapolis
$2917
37 km or 23 mi Bel Air North
$2619
37 km or 23 mi Bowie
$2417
40 km or 25 mi Greenbelt
$2436
42 km or 26 mi College Park
$2537
47 km or 29 mi Silver Spring
$2179
52 km or 32 mi Rockville
$2505
54 km or 34 mi Bethesda
$2701
55 km or 34 mi Gaithersburg
$2626
57 km or 35 mi Washington
$3139
57 km or 36 mi Georgetown
$2890
58 km or 36 mi Germantown
$2775
65 km or 41 mi Alexandria
$2982
66 km or 41 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2553
66 km or 41 mi Hanover
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Frederick
$2281
73 km or 45 mi Reston
$2675
74 km or 46 mi Springfield
$2279
75 km or 47 mi Waldorf
$2575
75 km or 47 mi Herndon
$2447
76 km or 47 mi York
$1948
77 km or 48 mi Fairfax
$2777
80 km or 50 mi Ashburn
$2807
84 km or 52 mi Leesburg
$2238
86 km or 54 mi Newark
$2091
87 km or 54 mi Centreville
$3236
88 km or 55 mi Lancaster
$1992
91 km or 56 mi Woodbridge
$2583
91 km or 57 mi Marumsco
$2504
95 km or 59 mi Dover
$2193
95 km or 59 mi Manassas
$2599
98 km or 61 mi Waynesboro
$1975
103 km or 64 mi Hagerstown
$1955

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643