Albuquerque vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2026
$1138
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5037
$2971
🏠 One person rent
$1168
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$931
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.4
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3847
$1467
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
27
78
😀 Quality of life
83
84
🏙️ Population
565K
1.72M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 78% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 1965th and 4935th ($2026 vs $1138) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.3 months in Bucharest. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 561st and 508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.4
$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1143
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$961
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2114
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$4123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.94
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$6.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.8
$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1491
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24972
$16525

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$1924
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$2323
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$2357
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$2589
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$2023
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$1934
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$2168
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$2490
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$2444
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$2510
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
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$863
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$2050
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$3022
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$2005
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$1930
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$2600
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$2381
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$999
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$956
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$926
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$784
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$800
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$724
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$831
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$758
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$777
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$970
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$695
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$666
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$1150
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$759
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$826
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$704
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$732
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$805
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$910
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$871
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$983
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$665
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$950
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$607
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$1099
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$1062
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$1132
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$644
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$840
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$716
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$916
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$844
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$864
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$841
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$872
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$763
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$773
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$683
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$795