Baltimore vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2287
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5428
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2370
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$617
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4207
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
95
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
586K
2.6M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 94% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1182nd and 4534th ($2287 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 131st and 339th 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
$16.3
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.37
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1496
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1104
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2801
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.7
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2120
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1975
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.58
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.76
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1264
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22681
$19749

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Catonsville
$2500
21 km or 13 mi Owings Mills
$2584
23 km or 14 mi Columbia
$2760
30 km or 19 mi Laurel
$2299
31 km or 19 mi Edgewood
$2909
32 km or 20 mi Eldersburg
$2499
35 km or 22 mi Bel Air South
$2727
36 km or 22 mi Annapolis
$2961
37 km or 23 mi Bel Air North
$2640
37 km or 23 mi Bowie
$2566
40 km or 25 mi Greenbelt
$2471
42 km or 26 mi College Park
$2548
47 km or 29 mi Silver Spring
$2273
52 km or 32 mi Rockville
$2596
54 km or 34 mi Bethesda
$2777
55 km or 34 mi Gaithersburg
$2425
57 km or 35 mi Washington
$3149
57 km or 36 mi Georgetown
$2893
58 km or 36 mi Germantown
$2791
65 km or 41 mi Alexandria
$2856
66 km or 41 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2543
66 km or 41 mi Hanover
$2210
71 km or 44 mi Frederick
$2389
73 km or 45 mi Reston
$2617
74 km or 46 mi Springfield
$2309
75 km or 47 mi Waldorf
$2498
75 km or 47 mi Herndon
$2513
76 km or 47 mi York
$1979
77 km or 48 mi Fairfax
$2786
80 km or 50 mi Ashburn
$2696
84 km or 52 mi Leesburg
$2197
86 km or 54 mi Newark
$2085
87 km or 54 mi Centreville
$3174
88 km or 55 mi Lancaster
$2033
91 km or 56 mi Woodbridge
$2601
91 km or 57 mi Marumsco
$2539
95 km or 59 mi Dover
$2250
95 km or 59 mi Manassas
$2640
98 km or 61 mi Waynesboro
$2217
103 km or 64 mi Hagerstown
$2149

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581