Albuquerque vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$2838
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$797
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$2181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	72
😀 Quality of life	83	89
🏙️ Population	565K	3.45M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 87% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 1874th and 5092nd ($1985 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 30th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.1 months in Busan. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 428th and 201st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Busan

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	Albuquerque	Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$92.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$7716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$7051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$26.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$6.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$6.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$13395

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970