Baltimore vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$1051
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	97	93
😀 Quality of life	92	84
🏙️ Population	586K	2.33M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 147% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1219th and 5995th ($2323 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 7th 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 128th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Taoyuan

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	Baltimore	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$14970

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451