Baltimore vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	586K	467K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 19% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1219th and 327th ($2323 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 273rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Ranked 35th vs 271st best cities to live in the United States, and 128th vs 982nd 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	$17.4	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$19997

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821