Albuquerque vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$1072
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
27
76
😀 Quality of life
79
77
🏙️ Population
565K
1.72M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 132% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 1221st and 5593rd ($2227 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th 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 1.1 months in Bucharest. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 525th and 703rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.66
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$92.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$8.75
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$1649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$5.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$54.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$73.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$9569

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$1696
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$2411
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$1798
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$2287
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$1687
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$2269
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$2334
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$2004
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$1860
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$1710
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1916
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$2340
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$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
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$2096
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$2368
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$2078
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$2042
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
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$2392
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2425
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$2321
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$846
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$817
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$868
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$619
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$702
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$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
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$701
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$739
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$758
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$610
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$611
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$928
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$654
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$595
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$719
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$718
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$646
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$748
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$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
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$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
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$851
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$898
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$962
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$563
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$800
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$641
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$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
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$812
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$730
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$561
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$508
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$865
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$670
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$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678