Albuquerque vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$1086
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$162
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$152
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	27	83
😀 Quality of life	83	57
🏙️ Population	565K	9.61M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 398% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1562nd and 8926th ($2111 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 2nd in the United States and Egypt, respectively. Check the United States vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 396th and 5583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Cairo

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	Albuquerque	Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$7.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$2.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$3.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$1916

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$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
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741