Baltimore vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	49
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	586K	8.78M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 243% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1429th and 7630th ($2224 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 134th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 138th and 3354th 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	$16.7	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$9745

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954