Baltimore vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	92	100
🏙️ Population	586K	5.45M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 12% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1219th and 649th ($2323 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 128th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Sydney

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	Baltimore	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710