Baltimore vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2224
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5241
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1309
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2141
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4251
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
85
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
586K
2.87M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 136% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1429th and 5994th ($2224 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 6th 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 29th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 138th and 351st 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
$16.7
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.61
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.42
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$981
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1812
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.3%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2495
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2320
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.45
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.62
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.74
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.6
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18541
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Catonsville
$2484
21 km or 13 mi Owings Mills
$2603
23 km or 14 mi Columbia
$2856
30 km or 19 mi Laurel
$2377
31 km or 19 mi Edgewood
$3012
32 km or 20 mi Eldersburg
$2554
35 km or 22 mi Bel Air South
$2787
36 km or 22 mi Annapolis
$2862
37 km or 23 mi Bel Air North
$2694
37 km or 23 mi Bowie
$2596
40 km or 25 mi Greenbelt
$2774
42 km or 26 mi College Park
$3016
47 km or 29 mi Silver Spring
$2223
52 km or 32 mi Rockville
$2678
54 km or 34 mi Bethesda
$2769
55 km or 34 mi Gaithersburg
$2512
57 km or 35 mi Washington
$3350
57 km or 36 mi Georgetown
$3031
58 km or 36 mi Germantown
$2695
65 km or 41 mi Alexandria
$2913
66 km or 41 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2572
66 km or 41 mi Hanover
$2275
71 km or 44 mi Frederick
$2318
73 km or 45 mi Reston
$2801
74 km or 46 mi Springfield
$2367
75 km or 47 mi Waldorf
$2508
75 km or 47 mi Herndon
$2799
76 km or 47 mi York
$2088
77 km or 48 mi Fairfax
$2803
80 km or 50 mi Ashburn
$2793
84 km or 52 mi Leesburg
$2341
86 km or 54 mi Newark
$2222
87 km or 54 mi Centreville
$3338
88 km or 55 mi Lancaster
$2095
91 km or 56 mi Woodbridge
$2696
91 km or 57 mi Marumsco
$2608
95 km or 59 mi Dover
$2205
95 km or 59 mi Manassas
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Waynesboro
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Hagerstown
$2037

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684