Baltimore vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	20
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	586K	6.44M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 258% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1219th and 7433rd ($2323 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 94th 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 128th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Shangrao

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	Baltimore	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620