Albuquerque vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$1429
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$528
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$74.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$1153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	27	74
😀 Quality of life	83	68
🏙️ Population	565K	12.3M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 273% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 1874th and 8398th ($1985 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 4th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.2 months in Bangalore. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Bangalore ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 428th and 3159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Bangalore

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	Albuquerque	Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$2065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$54.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$3404

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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 Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357