Baltimore vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$4620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	84
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	586K	430K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 0.9% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1182nd and 1145th ($2287 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 1045th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Ranked 24th vs 53rd best cities to live in the United States, and 131st vs 237th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Minneapolis

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	Baltimore	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682