Baltimore vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$776
😷 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 272% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1414th and 7929th ($2234 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 164th and 7123rd 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	$17.3	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615