Cost of Living in Baltimore, 🇺🇸 United States - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 12, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 4 10 20 $1,950 $1,300 $2,000 $980 $130

Utilities 10 8 — $135 $195 $127 —

Internet & Mobile 11 12 13 10 $45 $123 $160 $123 $5

Groceries 10 9 $145 $400 $910 $350 $10

Transportation 2 3 6 $245 $133 $650 $77 $18

Dining Out 10 21 23 $1,050 $386 $624 $129 $80

Leisure Activities 14 10 $350 $280 $4,000 $80 $35

Health Insurance 17 18 $63 $465 $1,150 $365 —

Visa & Legal Fees 19 — $50 $50 — —

Total $3,848 $3,272 $9,739 $2,231 $278

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 10 $1,200.00 $981 – $1,599 per month

Coworking Space 5 $250.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 4 1 $1,950.00 $1,807 – $3,073 per month

Coliving Space 24 $870.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 10 21 $5.42 per cup

Beer 10 $6.61 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 10 23 $16.70 per meal

Fast Food Combo 10 22 $10.80 per meal

Apples 10 $5.14 per kg

Bread 10 $3.45 per loaf

Milk 10 9 $1.05 per liter

Rice 10 $3.95 per kg

Chicken Fillets 10 9 $10.70 per kg

Beef 10 9 $17.60 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 10 $15.30 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 10 $79.90 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 10 $2.36 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 $1.80 per trip

Taxi per km 3 $1.37 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 $77.00 per month

Gasoline 7 10 $1.12 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 3 10 $14.00 per trip

Scooter Rental $8.50 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 11 12 $45.00 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 13 $77.80 per month

Gym Membership $55.00 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $25.00 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11 $45.00 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 10 $14.40 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 10 $52.60 per pair

Summer Dress $48.00 per dress

Running Shoes 10 $100.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 15 10 $30.00 per visit

Laundry $25.00 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 16 10 $123.00 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 10 $8.05 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 12, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Pittsburgh

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 3100 1950
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1750 1200
- Apples 2.65 5.14
- Beef 16.5 17.6
- Beer 7.5 6.61
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- Bread 4.1 3.45
- Chicken Fillets 11.8 10.7
- Cinema Ticket 16.5 14.4
- Coffee 5.75 5.42
- Coliving Space 1350 870
- Coworking Space 325 250
- Dining Out local 160, nomad 950, expat 480, family 600, tourist 90 local 129, nomad 1050, expat 386, family 624, tourist 80
- Doctor Visit (GP) 140 123
- Fast Food Combo 12.5 10.8
- Gasoline 1.05 1.12
- Groceries local 350, nomad 180, expat 450, family 950, tourist 12 local 350, nomad 145, expat 400, family 910, tourist 10
- Haircut 45 30
- Health Insurance local 280, nomad 75, expat 450, family 1100, tourist 5 local 365, nomad 63, expat 465, family 1150, tourist 0
- Housing local 1050, nomad 2100, expat 1650, family 2400, tourist 145 local 980, nomad 1950, expat 1300, family 2000, tourist 130
- Internet & Mobile local 85, nomad 110, expat 130, family 210, tourist 8 local 123, nomad 45, family 160, tourist 5
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 75 77.8
- Jeans 60 52.6
- Leisure Activities local 100, nomad 500, expat 300, family 550, tourist 35 local 80, nomad 350, expat 280, family 4000, tourist 35
- Meal (Inexpensive) 22 16.7
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 95 79.9
- Milk 1.15 1.05
- Mobile Plan 65 45
- Monthly Transport Pass 80 77
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 12 8.05
- Rice 5.25 3.95
- Ride-hailing (5km) 16 14
- Running Shoes 110 100
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 40 45
- Summer Dress 50 48
- Taxi Start 4.5 1.8
- Taxi per km 1.7 1.37
- Transportation local 74, nomad 220, expat 350, family 650, tourist 45 local 77, nomad 245, expat 133, family 650, tourist 18
- Utilities local 180, nomad 0, expat 220, family 380, tourist 0 local 127, nomad 0, expat 135, family 195, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 50, family 100 local 0, expat 50, family 50
- Water (1.5L bottle) 2.45 2.36
- Wine (Mid-range) 18 15.3
Housing (local to about USD 980 and expat to the USD 1,300 near-centre Zumper median), Groceries (family to USD 910), Transportation (tourist to USD 18 per day) and Dining Out (local USD 129, expat USD 386, family USD 624) realigned so each total equals its stated basket sum; Summer Dress left uncited after the chain-store dress row disappeared from the price-index pages, and every source page re-opened and confirmed (URLs in Sources checked)

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