Baltimore vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$2751
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$346
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$1368
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	84
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	586K	3.03M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 139% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1330th and 6052nd ($2223 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th and 5th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 121st and 496th 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	$15.5	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$841
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$818
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$698
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$761
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$707
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$864
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$828
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$868
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1060
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$745
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1158
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$841
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$1028
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$801
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$661
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$654
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$666
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$821
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$706
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$807
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$683
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$673
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$713
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$642
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$719
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$605
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$592
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$776
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$691
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$795
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$726
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$712
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$643
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$719
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$702
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$716