Albuquerque vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$1727
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$504
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$796
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	27	95
😀 Quality of life	83	68
🏙️ Population	565K	10M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 244% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1874th and 7932nd ($1985 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 335th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 428th and 3100th 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	$17.8	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$8619

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558