Albuquerque vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$1669
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$1086
😷 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 226% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1945th and 7795th ($2029 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 196th 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 1.7 months in Changsha. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 518th and 2894th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Albuquerque	Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$82
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$9728

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$518
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$586
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$589
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$571
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$609
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$589
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$608
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$569
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$610
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$602
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$518
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$565
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$605
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$600
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$535
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$592
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$600
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$638
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$632
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$648
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$619
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$623
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$570
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$556
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$624
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$658
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$542
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$657
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$691
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$593
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$649
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$554