Baltimore vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	97	17
😀 Quality of life	91	44
🏙️ Population	586K	7.01M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 271% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1429th and 7983rd ($2224 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 263rd 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 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 138th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$8478

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513