Baltimore vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	21
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	586K	6.56M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 268% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1429th and 7943rd ($2224 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 243rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 138th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/baltimore/shaoyang.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Baltimore vs Shaoyang infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/baltimore/shaoyang" target="_blank">Baltimore vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Baltimore vs Shaoyang

Prices for goods and services in Baltimore and Shaoyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Baltimore	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$13867

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619