Baltimore vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2234
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5254
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2204
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$617
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4084
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
94
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
586K
2.44M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 78% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1414th and 4661st ($2234 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 164th and 266th 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
$17.3
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.1
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.29
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1650
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$997
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2430
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1814
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.3
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2166
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.41
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.74
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$122
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1492
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21697
$18442

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Catonsville
$2443
21 km or 13 mi Owings Mills
$2586
23 km or 14 mi Columbia
$2830
30 km or 19 mi Laurel
$2344
31 km or 19 mi Edgewood
$2985
32 km or 20 mi Eldersburg
$2521
35 km or 22 mi Bel Air South
$2755
36 km or 22 mi Annapolis
$2951
37 km or 23 mi Bel Air North
$2667
37 km or 23 mi Bowie
$2544
40 km or 25 mi Greenbelt
$2650
42 km or 26 mi College Park
$2777
47 km or 29 mi Silver Spring
$2252
52 km or 32 mi Rockville
$2499
54 km or 34 mi Bethesda
$2763
55 km or 34 mi Gaithersburg
$2526
57 km or 35 mi Washington
$3306
57 km or 36 mi Georgetown
$3030
58 km or 36 mi Germantown
$2664
65 km or 41 mi Alexandria
$2877
66 km or 41 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2581
66 km or 41 mi Hanover
$2257
71 km or 44 mi Frederick
$2333
73 km or 45 mi Reston
$2721
74 km or 46 mi Springfield
$2379
75 km or 47 mi Waldorf
$2522
75 km or 47 mi Herndon
$2800
76 km or 47 mi York
$2003
77 km or 48 mi Fairfax
$2818
80 km or 50 mi Ashburn
$2736
84 km or 52 mi Leesburg
$2304
86 km or 54 mi Newark
$2207
87 km or 54 mi Centreville
$3292
88 km or 55 mi Lancaster
$2105
91 km or 56 mi Woodbridge
$2681
91 km or 57 mi Marumsco
$2588
95 km or 59 mi Dover
$2198
95 km or 59 mi Manassas
$2453
98 km or 61 mi Waynesboro
$2000
103 km or 64 mi Hagerstown
$2024

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602