Albuquerque vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$1647
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	27	94
😀 Quality of life	84	75
🏙️ Population	565K	20.9M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 209% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 2114th and 7530th ($1964 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 114th 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 Chengdu. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 484th and 1800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Chengdu

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	Albuquerque	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$11647

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Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560