Baltimore vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	85
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	586K	9.07M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 319% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1219th and 8245th ($2323 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 341st 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 128th and 3667th 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	$17.4	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$24707

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501