Baltimore vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$4255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	84
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	586K	442K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 27% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1219th and 118th ($2323 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 88th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Ranked 35th vs 33rd best cities to live in the United States, and 128th vs 119th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Miami

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	Baltimore	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$25246

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101