Baltimore vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$4336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	92	99
🏙️ Population	586K	8.8M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 40% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1219th and 8th ($2323 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 1st in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.1 months in London. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 128th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs London

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	Baltimore	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$27583

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165