Baltimore vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1842
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$940
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	89
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	586K	13.9M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 260% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1219th and 7452nd ($2323 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 98th 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 128th and 2435th 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	$17.4	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$18657

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573