Baltimore vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$6928
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	87
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	586K	1.01M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 37% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1292nd and 22nd ($2197 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 20th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Ranked 12th vs 9th best cities to live in the United States, and 89th vs 69th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs San Jose, United States

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	Baltimore	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$15889

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123