Baltimore vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$720
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	98	24
😀 Quality of life	92	43
🏙️ Population	586K	6.56M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 280% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1292nd and 7871st ($2197 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 396th 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 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 89th and 6810th 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	$15.1	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$11076

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586