Baltimore vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$1788
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$1118
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	97	42
😀 Quality of life	91	55
🏙️ Population	586K	7.1M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 208% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 1429th and 7142nd ($2224 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 50th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Yantai ranked 66th in China, while ranked 138th and 6342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Yantai

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	Baltimore	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$9.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$3213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$6406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$9.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$8.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$16486

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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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$639
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$611
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$606
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$605
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$494
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$601
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$608
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$587
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$557
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$568
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$553
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$649
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$737
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$460
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$523
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$522
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$453
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$536
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$549
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$596
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$668
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$619
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$582
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$550
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$759
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$576
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$582
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$645
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$539
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$578
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$578
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$672
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$599
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$593
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$645
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$571
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$648
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$720