Baltimore vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$2992
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$1087
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$1661
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	95
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	586K	4.04M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 110% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1330th and 5212th ($2223 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 121st and 279th 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	$15.5	$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$13786

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605