Albuquerque vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$1622
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$410
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$938
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	27	73
😀 Quality of life	79	55
🏙️ Population	565K	9.07M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 264% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 1221st and 7549th ($2227 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 272nd in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Changchun ranked 37th in China, while ranked 525th and 5930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Changchun

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	Albuquerque	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	5.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$5961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$3968
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$9.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$2.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$280
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$14481

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2013
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2312
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2066
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2112
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1818
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1613
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1696
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2411
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1798
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2287
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1687
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1860
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1710
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$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
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$2042
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2392
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2425
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2105
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2374
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2459

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$607
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$585
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$555
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$640
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$541
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$646
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$610
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$543
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$561
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$595
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$648
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$536
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$758
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$557
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$551
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$673
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$449
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$566
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$597
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$592
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$529
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$486
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$628
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$510
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$643
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$515
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$502
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$512
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$702
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$517
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$692
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$560