Albuquerque vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$2354
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$593
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	28
😀 Quality of life	79	56
🏙️ Population	565K	3.09M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 170% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 1221st and 6295th ($2227 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 15th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.7 months in Brasilia. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Brasilia ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 525th and 5819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Brasilia

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	Albuquerque	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$935
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$96.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$2375
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$1359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$12495

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$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

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$696
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$577
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$643
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$748
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$644
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$663
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$640
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$658
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$647
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$721
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$649
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$645
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$731
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$497
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$733
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$643
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$679
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$623
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$645
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$601
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$602
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$578
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$633
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$677
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$492
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$608
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$636
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$621
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$652
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$614
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$616
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$902
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$791
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$619
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$665