Baltimore vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$939
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$1361
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	84
😀 Quality of life	92	83
🏙️ Population	586K	3.03M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 121% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1292nd and 5356th ($2197 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 3rd 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 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 89th and 343rd 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	$15.1	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$3.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$96
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$13893

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$857
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$746
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$791
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$725
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$860
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$917
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$861
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1011
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$863
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1169
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$913
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$860
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$952
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$675
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$676
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$689
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$851
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$664
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$721
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$694
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$678
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$713
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$667
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$744
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$589
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$588
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$787
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$716
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$799
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$738
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$735
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$655
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$741
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$719
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$721