Baltimore vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$2056
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$615
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$1041
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	90
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	586K	13.9M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 219% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1292nd and 6886th ($2197 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 104th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 89th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Tianjin

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	Baltimore	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$16123

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Cities near Baltimore

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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$667
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$733
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$650
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$607
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$772
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$633
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$677
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1065
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$587
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$594
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$678
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$637
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$466
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$572
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$643
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$539
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$592
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$621
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$549
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$650
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$506
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$700
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$555
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$569
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$545
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$598
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$525
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$570
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$587
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$538
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$525
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$600