Baltimore vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$813
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	53
😀 Quality of life	92	53
🏙️ Population	586K	8.78M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 219% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1292nd and 6882nd ($2197 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 102nd in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 89th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Quanzhou

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	Baltimore	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$19406

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083