Baltimore vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	99
😀 Quality of life	91	99
🏙️ Population	586K	4.84M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 21% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1330th and 312th ($2223 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 121st and 4th 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	$15.5	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$18951

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754