Baltimore vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Baltimore | New York City | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Baltimore is 49% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1182nd and 3rd ($2287 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 1st in the United States.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Ranked 24th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 131st vs 22nd among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Baltimore vs New York City
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| Baltimore | New York City | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Baltimore
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.6 mi |  Catonsville | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Owings Mills | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Columbia | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Laurel | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Edgewood | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Eldersburg | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Bel Air South | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Annapolis | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Bel Air North | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Bowie | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Greenbelt | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | College Park | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Silver Spring | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Rockville | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Bethesda | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Gaithersburg | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Washington | |
| 57 km or 36 mi | Georgetown | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Germantown | |
| 65 km or 41 mi | Alexandria | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Bailey's Crossroads | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Hanover | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Frederick | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Reston | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Springfield | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Waldorf | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Herndon | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | York | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Fairfax | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Ashburn | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Leesburg | |
| 86 km or 54 mi | Newark | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Centreville | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Lancaster | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Woodbridge | |
| 91 km or 57 mi | Marumsco | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Dover | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Manassas | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Waynesboro | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Hagerstown |
Cities near New York City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.6 mi | Astoria | |
| 11 km or 6.8 mi | Hoboken | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Jersey | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Union | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | West New York | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Bayonne | |
| 15 km or 9.6 mi | North Bergen | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Secaucus | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Cliffside Park | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Kearny | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Valley Stream | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Fort Lee | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Lyndhurst | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Newark | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Elizabeth | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Belleville | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Hillside | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Long Beach | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Nutley | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | East Orange | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Irvington | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Rockville Centre | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Linden | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Hackensack | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Bloomfield | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Teaneck | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Carteret | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Passaic | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Roselle | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Hempstead | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Union Township | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Clifton | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Maplewood | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Montclair | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Bergenfield | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Mount Vernon | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Rahway | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Uniondale | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | West Orange | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | New Rochelle |