Albuquerque vs Cheongju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Cheongju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$997
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$518
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$3235
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	72
😀 Quality of life	83	87
🏙️ Population	565K	852K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 112% more expensive than in Cheongju. Cities ranked 1562nd and 5717th ($2111 vs $997) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 56th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 3.2 months in Cheongju. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Cheongju ranked 5th in South Korea, while ranked 396th and 274th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Cheongju

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	Albuquerque	Cheongju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$3.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$2260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$76.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$8.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$7.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$64
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$14576

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Cheongju

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi	Sejong	$1043
33 km or 21 mi	Daejeon	$975
35 km or 22 mi	Cheonan	$1222
38 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1098
45 km or 28 mi	Anseong	$1041
46 km or 28 mi	Gyeryong	$999
53 km or 33 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Chungju	$1098
60 km or 37 mi	Nonsan	$1084
60 km or 38 mi	Asan	$1066
64 km or 40 mi	Mungyeong	$992
65 km or 40 mi	Sangju	$981
68 km or 42 mi	Osan	$1025
71 km or 44 mi	Yongin	$1142
72 km or 44 mi	Icheon	$1077
74 km or 46 mi	Yeoju	$1036
80 km or 50 mi	Gimcheon	$995
82 km or 51 mi	Dangjin	$1025
84 km or 52 mi	Suwon	$970
85 km or 53 mi	Jecheon	$1111
85 km or 53 mi	Boryeong	$1134
87 km or 54 mi	Wonju	$1140
88 km or 55 mi	Gwangju	$1057
90 km or 56 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
91 km or 56 mi	Gumi	$977
91 km or 56 mi	Iksan	$980
91 km or 57 mi	Uiwang	$988
93 km or 58 mi	Siheung	$1087
94 km or 58 mi	Seosan	$1027
94 km or 59 mi	Seongnam	$1127
94 km or 59 mi	Gunpo	$1003
96 km or 59 mi	Jeonju	$915
97 km or 60 mi	Ansan	$990
98 km or 61 mi	Anyang	$1025
99 km or 61 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
101 km or 63 mi	Gunsan	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Hanam	$1074
104 km or 64 mi	Yeongju	$978
107 km or 67 mi	Gimje	$968
109 km or 67 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038