Baltimore vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$4258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	586K	3.9M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 34% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1414th and 72nd ($2234 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 52nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 41st vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 164th vs 55th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Los Angeles

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	Baltimore	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$28004

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974