Baltimore vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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