Baltimore vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2223
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5088
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2305
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$577
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4221
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
91
86
🏙️ Population
586K
2.6M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 92% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1330th and 4715th ($2223 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th and 1st 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 Taipei. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 121st and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Taipei

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Baltimore Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2707
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1912
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.4
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1294
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17290
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605