Baltimore vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	20
😀 Quality of life	90	41
🏙️ Population	586K	6.44M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 241% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1182nd and 7052nd ($2287 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 131st and 6873rd 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	$16.3	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621