Albuquerque vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$6867
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$1268
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$2589
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$860
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$6657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	80
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	565K	135K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 16% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 1562nd and 743rd ($2111 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 44th in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.6 months in Bern. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 396th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Bern

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	Albuquerque	Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$88.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$7.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$4.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	2.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$14168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$12333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$93.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$42.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$25.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$29.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$45.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$22.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$165
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$2516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$22088

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$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
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2592
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2646
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2517
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2738
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2424
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2746
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2823
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2373
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2989
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2940
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3068
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3020
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2207
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2843
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2741
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3257
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3415
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1531
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2890
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2052
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2871
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3627
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3320
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3206
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3135
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3048
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1384
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1366
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3139
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3163
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3392
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3013
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3057
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011