Albuquerque vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$1773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$4086
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$1039
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$1779
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$2149
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
98
😀 Quality of life
79
88
🏙️ Population
565K
1.64M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 26% more expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 1221st and 2423rd ($2227 vs $1773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 5th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 525th and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$4.16
☕ Cappuccino
$4.66
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$1095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$1488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$3928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$12100

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$1618
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$1792
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1613
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1696
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2411
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1798
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2287
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1687
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$2334
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2004
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$1860
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$1710
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1916
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2340
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2324
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2355
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$881
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2096
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$2368
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$2042
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2392
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2425
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2105
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2374
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$2321
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$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
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$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
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$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
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$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
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$1353
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$1437