Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Maryland
Baltimore is the large metro jobs and healthcare market in Maryland, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Maryland
Columbia is a supplemental starter city profile for the Baltimore-Washington family market in Maryland, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Columbia has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Baltimore has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Columbia minus Baltimore.
| Metric | Baltimore | Columbia | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,088 | $2,244 | +$156 | Baltimore | Baltimore has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $519,200 | $514,832 | -$4,368 | Columbia | Columbia has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $192/mo | $212/mo | +$20/mo | Baltimore | Baltimore has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 106 | 111 | +5 | Baltimore | Baltimore has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $94,620 | $82,357 | -$12,263 | Columbia | Columbia has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 73/100 | 74/100 | +1 | Columbia | Columbia has the higher move score. |