Albuquerque vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$1571
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$869
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	27	95
😀 Quality of life	84	72
🏙️ Population	565K	10M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 232% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 2114th and 7882nd ($1964 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 200th 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 Changsha. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 484th and 3381st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Changsha

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	Albuquerque	Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$58.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$85
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$7438

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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 Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$527
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$569
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$571
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$612
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$584
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$564
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$572
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$622
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$487
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$547
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$603
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$587
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$511
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$593
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$590
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$625
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$660
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$599
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$596
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$548
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$750
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$534
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$609
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$638
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$526
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$639
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$671
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$571
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$632
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$646
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$598
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$546