CityCostLedger

CITY LEDGER · 2024

Baltimore, MD

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area. Prices overall are +4.5% versus the US average.

LINE ITEMS (US = 100)

  • Housing (rents)118.2+18.2%
  • Goods102.4+2.4%
  • Utilities110.2+10.2%
  • Other services101.5+1.5%

ALL PRICES104.5

SALARY THAT MATCHES

  • $60,000 at US average$62,692
  • $100,000 at US average$104,487
  • $150,000 at US average$156,730

Price level in 2019: 103.9 (+0.6% relative change since).

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BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. RPPs compare price levels between places in the same year; they don't measure inflation over time. Method.

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