Baltimore vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$4329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	586K	1.6M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 10% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1219th and 744th ($2323 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 660th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 35th vs 25th best cities to live in the United States, and 128th vs 95th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Philadelphia

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	Baltimore	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$15283

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886