Baltimore vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$148
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$263
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	34
😀 Quality of life	90	40
🏙️ Population	586K	7.06M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 353% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 1182nd and 8612th ($2287 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 510th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.1 months in Luoyang. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Luoyang ranked 237th in China, while ranked 131st and 6957th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Luoyang

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	Baltimore	Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$16348

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Luoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi	Yanshi	$509
43 km or 27 mi	Mengzhou	$505
49 km or 31 mi	Jiyuan	$520
52 km or 32 mi	Gongyi	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Dengfeng	$529
66 km or 41 mi	Ruzhou	$538
67 km or 41 mi	Qinyang	$504
88 km or 55 mi	Xinmi	$528
90 km or 56 mi	Xingyang	$519
97 km or 60 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
100 km or 62 mi	Jincheng	$547
112 km or 69 mi	Yuzhou	$552
113 km or 70 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
113 km or 70 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
123 km or 76 mi	Xinzheng	$538
131 km or 81 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
133 km or 82 mi	Changge	$547
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
137 km or 85 mi	Yuncheng	$586
142 km or 88 mi	Lingbao	$559
143 km or 89 mi	Houma	$540
146 km or 91 mi	Xuchang	$586
151 km or 94 mi	Xinxiang	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Huixian	$551
170 km or 106 mi	Weihui	$571
176 km or 109 mi	Kaifeng	$545
179 km or 111 mi	Linfen	$569
181 km or 113 mi	Changzhi	$726
182 km or 113 mi	Wugang	$571
183 km or 113 mi	Yongji	$558
185 km or 115 mi	Nanyang	$632
188 km or 117 mi	Hejin	$554
189 km or 117 mi	Luohe	$591
201 km or 125 mi	Linzhou	$588
202 km or 126 mi	Hancheng	$558
208 km or 129 mi	Hebi	$625
219 km or 136 mi	Changyuan	$787
222 km or 138 mi	Dengzhou	$600
222 km or 138 mi	Huozhou	$543
234 km or 146 mi	Zhoukou	$580