Baltimore vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5331
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1411
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2342
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3970
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
85
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
586K
3.03M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 131% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1219th and 5518th ($2323 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 4th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 128th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Taichung

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Baltimore Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1652
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1117
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2831
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1910
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2256
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1977
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.44
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.71
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$122
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1287
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19353
$19915

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650