Albuquerque vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$1387
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$350
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$61.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$858
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	27	71
😀 Quality of life	84	56
🏙️ Population	565K	9.07M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 253% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 2114th and 8224th ($1964 vs $557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 336th 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 1.5 months in Changchun. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Changchun ranked 52nd in China, while ranked 484th and 6189th 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	$17.1	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$290
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$4009
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$7.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$8358

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$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
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$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
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$548
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$553
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$532
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$521
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$566
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$517
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$570
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$539
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$519
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$518
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$521
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$543
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$564
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$521
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$655
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$537
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$470
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$518
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$564
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$541
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$501
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$554
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$588
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$518
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$599
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$434
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$492
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$499
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$649
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$489
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$509
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532