Albuquerque vs Ankara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Ankara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$959
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$2366
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	27	96
😀 Quality of life	83	72
🏙️ Population	565K	5.8M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 107% more expensive than in Ankara. Cities ranked 1874th and 5741st ($1985 vs $959) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 5th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.7 months in Ankara. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Ankara ranked 2nd in Turkey, while ranked 428th and 1858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Ankara

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	Albuquerque	Ankara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$9.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$8.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$3.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$588
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$1022
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	45.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$1577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$1106
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$8.16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$5.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$2.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$11471

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743