Albuquerque vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$2371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$5321
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1330
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$2289
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$319
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$3423
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	83	94
🏙️ Population	565K	3.78M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 14% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 1945th and 1150th ($2029 vs $2371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.4 months in Berlin. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Berlin ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 518th and 45th 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	$17	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$2475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$307
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$8891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$6112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$12679

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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 Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470