Baltimore vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2287
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5428
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$2370
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$617
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4207
$725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
60
😀 Quality of life
90
53
🏙️ Population
586K
9.4M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 223% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1182nd and 6849th ($2287 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 51st in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 131st and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Ningbo

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Baltimore Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.37
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1496
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1104
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2801
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.7
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2120
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1975
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.58
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.76
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1264
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22681
$12465

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522