Baltimore vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	24
😀 Quality of life	90	39
🏙️ Population	586K	6.56M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 286% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1182nd and 7740th ($2287 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 131st and 7044th 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	$16.3	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600