Baltimore vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$4933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	94
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	586K	467K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 17% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1330th and 464th ($2223 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th and 406th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Ranked 23rd vs 181st best cities to live in the United States, and 121st vs 769th 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	$15.5	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$21877

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614