Baltimore vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$4098
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	100
😀 Quality of life	92	98
🏙️ Population	586K	8.91M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 34% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1292nd and 38th ($2197 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd 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 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in London. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 89th 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	$15.1	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$25471

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908