Albuquerque vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$1806
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$512
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$1237
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	27	89
😀 Quality of life	83	76
🏙️ Population	565K	20.9M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 195% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1945th and 7360th ($2029 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 75th 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 1.8 months in Chengdu. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 518th and 1238th 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	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$14789

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594