Albuquerque vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1964
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4905
$2864
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$525
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$907
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3901
$1391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
27
77
😀 Quality of life
84
81
🏙️ Population
565K
1.72M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 76% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 2114th and 4913th ($1964 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 2nd in the United States and Romania, respectively. Check the United States vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.2 months in Bucharest. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 484th and 646th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.94
$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.04
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1041
$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$931
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1917
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1672
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.46%
7.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2482
$3651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2176
$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$6.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.67
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$61.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$79.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1469
$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29106
$14350

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$1842
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$2353
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$1880
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$2385
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$1820
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$2377
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$2430
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$2598
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$2024
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$1912
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$2263
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$2491
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$2466
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$2520
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2371
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$813
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$2060
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$3031
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$2021
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$1940
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$2617
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$2447
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2417
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$2321
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$970
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$910
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$885
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$777
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$802
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$692
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$857
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$775
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$762
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$873
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$675
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$681
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$1056
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$752
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$835
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$667
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$712
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$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
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$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
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$1039
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$1024
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$1103
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$618
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$805
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$703
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$854
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$832
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$926
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$797
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$706
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$848
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$766
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$724
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$668
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$749