Baltimore vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baltimore Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2197
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1386
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2455
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4752
$1180
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
586K
2.29M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 155% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1292nd and 6163rd ($2197 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 89th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baltimore Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.08
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1343
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1181
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2857
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.1
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.11
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.73
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.5
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30623
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716