Baltimore vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	90	99
🏙️ Population	586K	8.8M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 31% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1182nd and 58th ($2287 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.3 months in London. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 131st and 4th 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	$16.3	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009