Albuquerque vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1964
$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4905
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$1218
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3901
$1503
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
27
92
😀 Quality of life
84
82
🏙️ Population
565K
1.69M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 43% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 2114th and 4312th ($1964 vs $1377) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th 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 149th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 484th and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.94
$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.04
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1041
$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$931
$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1917
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1672
$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.6
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.46%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2482
$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2176
$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.67
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1469
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29106
$13171

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$2514
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$1750
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$1896
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$1602
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$1784
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$1809
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1778
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$945
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1842
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2353
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1880
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2385
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1820
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2377
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$2430
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2598
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$2024
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$1912
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$2263
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2491
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2466
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2520
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2371
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$813
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2060
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$3031
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2021
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$1940
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2617
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2447
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2417
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2084
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2537
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$2321
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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162