Baltimore vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	74
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	586K	9.07M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 288% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1414th and 8176th ($2234 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 164th and 3872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Shenyang

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	Baltimore	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$25508

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523