Baltimore vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$1455
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	100
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	586K	24.9M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 85% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1292nd and 4461st ($2197 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 6th 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 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 89th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Shanghai

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	Baltimore	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740