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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$5915
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	87
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	586K	1.01M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 41% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1219th and 6th ($2323 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 4th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Ranked 35th vs 21st best cities to live in the United States, and 128th vs 88th 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	$17.4	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$22302

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254