Baltimore vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	53
😀 Quality of life	91	50
🏙️ Population	586K	8.78M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 234% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1330th and 7155th ($2223 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th and 142nd 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 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 121st and 6224th 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	$15.5	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$22902

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014