Baltimore vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$1644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	586K	24.9M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 108% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1182nd and 4858th ($2287 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 131st and 675th 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	$16.3	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746