Albuquerque vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$963
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$1147
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
27
92
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
565K
1.71M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 98% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1221st and 4647th ($2227 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 1st in the United States and Hungary, respectively. Check the United States vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1 months in Budapest. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 525th and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Budapest

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Albuquerque Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$4.66
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$3734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$10141

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$1792
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$1613
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$1126
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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
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$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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$2105
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$2321
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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
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$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
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$764
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$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
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$1269
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$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040