Baltimore vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	90
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	586K	13.9M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 233% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1182nd and 6956th ($2287 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 64th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 131st and 2306th 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	$16.3	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$18215

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616