Albuquerque vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$4554
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$1085
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$1927
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$3070
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
27
96
😀 Quality of life
79
89
🏙️ Population
565K
189K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 19% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 1221st and 2147th ($2227 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 1st in the United States and Belgium, respectively. Check the United States vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 525th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$5.38
 Cappuccino
$4.66
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$1848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$1555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$4416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$3736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$23098

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$2112
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$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
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650