Albuquerque vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2811
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$648
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$1139
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$769
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	83	73
🏙️ Population	565K	21.9M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 83% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 1945th and 4987th ($2029 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 6th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Beijing ranked 14th in China, while ranked 518th and 2361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Beijing

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	Albuquerque	Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$25910

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$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
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759