Albuquerque vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2026
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5037
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$1168
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.4
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3847
$1018
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
27
76
😀 Quality of life
83
74
🏙️ Population
565K
32.1M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 237% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1965th and 7933rd ($2026 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 214th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in Chongqing. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 561st and 2353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Chongqing

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Albuquerque Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1143
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$961
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2114
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.94
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.8
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1491
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24972
$24477

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$2472
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$1734
272 km or 169 mi Roswell
$1928
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$1641
321 km or 200 mi Clovis
$1724
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1855
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1828
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1002
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1876
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2140
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1924
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2323
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1817
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$2451
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2589
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$2023
467 km or 290 mi Lubbock
$1934
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$2168
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2490
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2444
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2510
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$863
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2050
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$3022
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$1930
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2381
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2298
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2089
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2524
520 km or 323 mi Littleton
$2286
520 km or 323 mi Scottsdale
$2471

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556