Baltimore vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	17
😀 Quality of life	91	44
🏙️ Population	586K	7.82M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 264% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1429th and 7879th ($2224 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 222nd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 138th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Shangqiu

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	Baltimore	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$19212

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522