Baltimore vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$4489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	91	100
🏙️ Population	586K	5.35M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 13% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1429th and 829th ($2224 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 4th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 138th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Melbourne

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	Baltimore	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$22313

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132