Albuquerque vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$1638
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$1009
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	27	90
😀 Quality of life	83	72
🏙️ Population	565K	10M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 228% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1965th and 7792nd ($2026 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 167th 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 1.6 months in Changsha. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 561st and 3307th 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	$19	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$8507

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Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$511
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$583
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$584
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$564
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$602
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$584
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$605
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$567
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$603
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$609
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$498
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$563
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$601
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$599
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$529
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$588
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$596
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$634
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$630
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$638
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$615
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$610
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$568
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$730
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$552
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$624
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$651
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$539
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$653
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$682
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$645
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$599
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$657
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$602
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$562