Albuquerque vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$5175
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1280
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$2205
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$3706
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	565K	3.78M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 12% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 1965th and 1275th ($2026 vs $2302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 2nd in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Berlin ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 561st and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Berlin

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	Albuquerque	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$952
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$208
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$8913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$6080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$68.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$10963

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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 Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474