Albuquerque vs Antwerp - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Antwerp
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$3817
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$832
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$1320
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$2545
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	87
😀 Quality of life	83	89
🏙️ Population	565K	529K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 21% more expensive than in Antwerp. Cities ranked 1874th and 2896th ($1985 vs $1640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 14th in the United States and Belgium, respectively. Check the United States vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.6 months in Antwerp. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Antwerp ranked 2nd in Belgium, while ranked 428th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Antwerp

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	Albuquerque	Antwerp
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$88.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$1346
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$4167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$3351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$12170

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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 Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788