Baltimore vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	586K	2.1M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 10% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1429th and 964th ($2224 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 138th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Paris

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	Baltimore	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$19577

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506