Baltimore vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	24
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	586K	6.56M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 285% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1219th and 7790th ($2323 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 128th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Shaoyang

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	Baltimore	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599