Albuquerque vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$1006
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$142
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$243
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$156
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	27	79
😀 Quality of life	83	65
🏙️ Population	565K	6.6M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 396% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1945th and 8947th ($2029 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 15th 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 0.6 months in Chennai. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 518th and 5131st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Albuquerque	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$1792

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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 Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$306
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$232
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$302
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$322
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$320
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$348
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$339
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$317
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$283
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$507
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$290
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$339
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$325
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$331
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$274
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$303
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$273
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$265
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$330
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$328
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$317
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$290
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$332
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$280
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$342
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$313
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$359
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$255
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$247
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$271
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$264
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$259