Baltimore vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	586K	2.11M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 10% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1414th and 916th ($2234 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 164th and 14th 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	$17.3	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$17184

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544