Albuquerque vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$5285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
27
100
😀 Quality of life
79
96
🏙️ Population
565K
2.75M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 15% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 1221st and 505th ($2227 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 455th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 2 months in Chicago. Ranked 116th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 525th vs 16th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$4.66
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$15494

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$1696
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$2411
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$1798
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$2287
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$1687
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$2269
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$2334
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$2004
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$1860
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$1710
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1916
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$2340
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$2324
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2355
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
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$881
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$2096
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$2368
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
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$2042
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2392
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2425
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2105
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$2321
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$2476
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$2544
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$2446
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$2346
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$2387
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$2199
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$2257
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$2326
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$2317
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$2300
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$2290
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$2323
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$2295
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$2245
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$2282
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$2244
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$2264
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$2215
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$2264
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$2204
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$2258
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$2013
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$2248
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$2258
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$2240
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$2162
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$2030
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$2257
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$2253
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$2269
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$2250
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