Albuquerque vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$1555
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$253
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$971
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	27	73
😀 Quality of life	83	53
🏙️ Population	565K	9.07M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 251% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 1562nd and 7772nd ($2111 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 308th 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.6 months in Changchun. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Changchun ranked 44th in China, while ranked 396th and 6042nd 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	$18.1	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$2679
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$4090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$6.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$2.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$14935

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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 Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$572
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$541
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$567
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$531
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$585
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$524
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$588
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$529
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$531
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$550
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$583
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$536
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$672
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$534
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$618
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$474
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$535
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$533
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$557
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$511
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$514
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$577
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$517
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$589
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$523
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$506
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$512
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$636
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$524
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$512
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$527
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$537