Albuquerque vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2111
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5353
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$1277
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$2649
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4150
$1262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
27
92
😀 Quality of life
83
80
🏙️ Population
565K
1.69M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 78% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 1562nd and 4643rd ($2111 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 396th and 551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.3
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1315
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1008
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2600
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2319
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.6
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.45%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2504
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.9
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.5
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1341
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5953
$11060

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$1629
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$1805
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$1775
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$974
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$1834
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$2288
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$1834
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$2220
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$1707
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$2200
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$2213
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$2268
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$1896
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$1715
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1945
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2342
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$2324
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2465
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$778
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2040
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$2338
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$2016
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$1954
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
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$2372
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2416
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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
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$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
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$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
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$1307
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$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090