Albuquerque vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2111
$1887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5353
$4219
🏠 One person rent
$1277
$1118
🏘️ Family rent
$2649
$1805
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4150
$2221
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
98
😀 Quality of life
83
88
🏙️ Population
565K
1.66M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 12% more expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 1562nd and 2198th ($2111 vs $1887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Barcelona. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 396th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.3
$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$4.54
 Cappuccino
$4.75
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1315
$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1008
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2600
$2081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2319
$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.6
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.45%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2504
$6469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$4528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.9
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.5
$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1341
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5953
$11932

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$1775
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
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$1834
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$2288
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$1834
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$2220
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$1707
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$2200
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$2213
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$2268
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$1896
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$1715
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1945
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2342
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2324
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2465
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$778
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2040
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$2338
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$1954
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2372
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2416
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2052
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$2498
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$2295
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$1635
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$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
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$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
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$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
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$1551
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$1330
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$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
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$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
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$1399
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$1581