Baltimore vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	18
😀 Quality of life	91	47
🏙️ Population	586K	6.49M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 236% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1414th and 7479th ($2234 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 91st 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 41st best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 164th and 6989th 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	$17.3	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$30231

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$586
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$594
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$617
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$428
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$628
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$598
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$682
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$539
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$599
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$544
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$634
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$654
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$634
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$644
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$763
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$705
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$646
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$602
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$665
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$860
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$656
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$603
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$588
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$680
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$630
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$643
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$651
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$682
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$668
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$633