Baltimore vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	96
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	586K	17.5M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 165% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1219th and 6334th ($2323 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 128th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Shenzhen

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	Baltimore	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$22402

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634