Albuquerque vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Albuquerque | Charlotte | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Albuquerque is 19% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 1562nd and 574th ($2111 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 508th in the United States.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Ranked 101st vs 57th best cities to live in the United States, and 396th vs 230th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Albuquerque vs Charlotte
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| Albuquerque | Charlotte | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 14 km or 8.5 mi |  Rio Rancho | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Santa Fe | |
| 110 km or 69 mi | Espanola | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Taos | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Gallup | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Farmington | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Alamogordo | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Roswell | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Las Cruces | |
| 321 km or 200 mi | Clovis | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Carlsbad | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | El Paso | |
| 376 km or 233 mi |  Ciudad Juarez | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Socorro | |
| 393 km or 244 mi | Pueblo | |
| 418 km or 259 mi | Hobbs | |
| 433 km or 269 mi | Fountain | |
| 434 km or 270 mi | Amarillo | |
| 437 km or 272 mi | Security-Widefield | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Colorado Springs | |
| 456 km or 283 mi | Flagstaff | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Plainview | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Lubbock | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Grand Junction | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Apache Junction | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Florence | |
| 498 km or 310 mi | Castle Rock | |
| 498 km or 310 mi | Fountain Hills | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Agua Prieta | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Oro Valley | |
| 505 km or 314 mi | Queen Creek | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Casas Adobes | |
| 512 km or 318 mi | Tucson | |
| 513 km or 319 mi | Highlands Ranch | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Gilbert | |
| 515 km or 320 mi | Mesa | |
| 516 km or 320 mi | Marana | |
| 516 km or 321 mi | Parker | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Littleton | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Scottsdale |
Cities near Charlotte
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 17 km or 10 mi | Matthews | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Mint Hill | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Huntersville | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Indian Trail | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Cornelius | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Concord | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Gastonia | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Kannapolis | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Rock Hill | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Monroe | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Mooresville | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Lancaster | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Salisbury | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Statesville | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Shelby | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Hickory | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Forest | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | Thomasville | |
| 104 km or 64 mi | Rockingham | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Spartanburg | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Asheboro | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Winston-Salem | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | High Point | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Kernersville | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Greer | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Greensboro | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Columbia | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Mauldin | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Lexington | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Greenville | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Florence | |
| 152 km or 95 mi | Sumter | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Sanford | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Burlington | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Asheville | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Greenwood | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Fayetteville | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Chapel Hill | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Lumberton | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Anderson |