Albuquerque vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$1065
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$272
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$321
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	27	78
😀 Quality of life	84	65
🏙️ Population	565K	6.6M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 349% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 2114th and 8898th ($1964 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 17th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 484th and 5272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Chennai

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	Albuquerque	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$1729

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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 Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286