Baltimore vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$1387
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$339
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$800
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	97	58
😀 Quality of life	91	68
🏙️ Population	586K	10.6M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 327% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 1429th and 8567th ($2224 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 492nd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 138th and 4412th 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	$16.7	$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$5149

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$541
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$541
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$541
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$539
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$556
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$541
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$567
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$525
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$579
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$574
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$522
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$480
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$480
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$550
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$549
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$556
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$580
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$549
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$511
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$539
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$574
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$666
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$538
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$623
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$508
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$549
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$538
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$629
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$684
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$637
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$645
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$789
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$740