Albuquerque vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2026
$2116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5037
$4761
🏠 One person rent
$1168
$1285
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$2102
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$515
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.4
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3847
$2516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
98
😀 Quality of life
83
90
🏙️ Population
565K
1.73M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 4% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 1965th and 1722nd ($2026 vs $2116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 4th 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 185th best city to live in the United States vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 561st and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.4
$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1143
$1395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$961
$1073
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2114
$2392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$7050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$4924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.94
$3.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$7.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$73
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.8
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1491
$777
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24972
$16675

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$1002
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$1876
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$2140
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$1924
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$2323
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$1817
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$2357
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$2451
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$2589
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$2023
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$1934
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$2168
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2490
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$2444
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2510
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$863
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2050
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$3022
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$2005
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$1930
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
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$2381
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2298
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$2089
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$2286
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$1812
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$2155
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$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
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$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
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$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
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$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
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$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
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$1659
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$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
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$1267
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$1296
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$1709
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$1471
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$1569
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$1415
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$2879
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$1663
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$1347
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$1797