Baltimore vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$4372
😷 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 17% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1429th and 604th ($2224 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 532nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 29th vs 279th best cities to live in the United States, and 138th vs 958th 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	$16.7	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$19617

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164