Albuquerque vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$4769
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$1189
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$1948
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$479
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$3056
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
27
95
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
565K
1.14M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 11% more expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 1221st and 1780th ($2227 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 54th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Birmingham ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 525th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$5.64
 Cappuccino
$4.66
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$2219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$3766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$1501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$18689

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$2165
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$1833
110 km or 69 mi Espanola
$2013
170 km or 106 mi Taos
$2312
197 km or 123 mi Gallup
$2066
230 km or 143 mi Farmington
$2112
254 km or 158 mi Alamogordo
$1692
272 km or 169 mi Roswell
$1818
311 km or 193 mi Las Cruces
$1567
321 km or 200 mi Clovis
$1618
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1792
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1613
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1696
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2411
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1798
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2287
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1687
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$2334
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2004
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$1860
467 km or 290 mi Lubbock
$1710
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1916
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2340
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2324
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2355
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$881
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2096
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$2368
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$2042
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2392
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2425
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2105
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2374
520 km or 323 mi Littleton
$2321
520 km or 323 mi Scottsdale
$2459

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673