Baltimore vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	586K	2.15M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 0.9% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1182nd and 1222nd ($2287 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.4 months in Paris. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 131st and 25th 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	$16.3	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293