Albuquerque vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$1438
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$332
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$820
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	27	95
😀 Quality of life	79	70
🏙️ Population	565K	10M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 318% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1221st and 8258th ($2227 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 496th 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 1.5 months in Changsha. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 525th and 2707th 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	$16	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$2091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$5529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$5569

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2013
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2312
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2066
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2112
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1818
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1613
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1696
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2411
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1798
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2287
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1687
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1860
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1710
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$2042
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2392
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2425
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2105
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2374
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2459

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$578
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$555
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$575
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$565
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$573
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$570
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$604
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$554
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$587
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$530
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$579
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$574
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$577
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$602
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$581
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$596
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$647
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$613
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$584
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$586
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$609
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$580
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$752
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$574
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$620
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$669
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$538
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$646
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$697
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$585
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$661
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$685
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$647
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$574