Albuquerque vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$596
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$711
😷 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 94% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 1965th and 5341st ($2026 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 561st and 2718th 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	$19	$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$25165

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$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
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748