Baltimore vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$5691
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$1564
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$2640
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$3446
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	78
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	586K	662K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 11% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1429th and 890th ($2224 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 1st in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 138th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Vancouver

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	Baltimore	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$21273

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2411
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2295
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2091
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2100
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2523
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2081
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2427
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2690
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1855
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2661
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2727
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2728
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2782
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2124
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2734
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2749
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3012
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2479
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3602
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3183
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3164
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2884