Baltimore vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$759
😷 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 253% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1414th and 7679th ($2234 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 137th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 164th and 3611th 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	$17.3	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$9536

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943