Baltimore vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$602
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	97	71
😀 Quality of life	90	61
🏙️ Population	586K	10.6M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 375% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 1182nd and 8748th ($2287 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 525th 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 Shijiazhuang. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 131st and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Shijiazhuang

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	Baltimore	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$4785

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716