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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	87
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	586K	1.01M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 40% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1182nd and 8th ($2287 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 6th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Ranked 24th vs 11th best cities to live in the United States, and 131st vs 82nd 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	$16.3	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$25839

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968