Albuquerque vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2029
$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$4730
🏠 One person rent
$1176
$1308
🏘️ Family rent
$2060
$2082
🍽️ Food expenses
$600
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3981
$2324
😷 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 5% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 1945th and 1659th ($2029 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 3rd 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.1 months in Barcelona. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 518th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Barcelona

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Albuquerque Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.6
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$5.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$1418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$1098
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2103
$2417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1774
$1738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.8
$35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$7636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$5246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$7.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.18
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.78
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1503
$866
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25284
$16301

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$1938
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$1776
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1844
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1796
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1066
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1850
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$1961
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1920
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2367
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1803
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2423
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$2548
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2573
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$1972
467 km or 290 mi Lubbock
$1878
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$2293
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2482
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2454
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2521
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$863
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2060
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$2988
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$1933
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2605
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2378
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2293
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2089
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2534
520 km or 323 mi Littleton
$2288
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$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
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$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
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$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
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$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
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$1351
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$1812