Baltimore vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$4305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	586K	467K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 18% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1414th and 524th ($2234 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 453rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 41st vs 282nd best cities to live in the United States, and 164th vs 992nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Long Beach

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	Baltimore	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$22757

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059