Baltimore vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$3155
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	99
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	586K	2.15M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 2% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1292nd and 1216th ($2197 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 2nd 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 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 89th and 33rd 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	$15.1	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$16502

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381