Baltimore vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$2876
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$1496
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	95
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	586K	4.36M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 117% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1292nd and 5229th ($2197 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 2nd in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 89th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs New Taipei

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	Baltimore	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$11035

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1169
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$861
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$860
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$863
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$917
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$860
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$746
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$995
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$890
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$857
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$791
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$664
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$675
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$952
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$694
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$689
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$676
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$744
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$851
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$787
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$721
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$678
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$735
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$667
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$741
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$719
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$811
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$725
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$644
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$588
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$721
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589