Albuquerque vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1985
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5283
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$2593
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.2
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3905
$957
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
27
88
😀 Quality of life
83
72
🏙️ Population
565K
32.1M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 213% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1874th and 7340th ($1985 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 145th 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.5 months in Chongqing. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 428th and 1675th 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
$17.8
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$923
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2579
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2277
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.9
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2628
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2334
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.86
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.66
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1231
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6011
$26796

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$1942
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$2170
110 km or 69 mi Espanola
$2211
170 km or 106 mi Taos
$2396
197 km or 123 mi Gallup
$2262
230 km or 143 mi Farmington
$2623
254 km or 158 mi Alamogordo
$1661
272 km or 169 mi Roswell
$1854
311 km or 193 mi Las Cruces
$1695
321 km or 200 mi Clovis
$1618
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1832
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1813
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$948
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1875
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2425
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1856
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2373
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1766
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2369
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$2421
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2543
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$1896
467 km or 290 mi Lubbock
$1717
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1974
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2342
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2319
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2508
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$791
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2056
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$2353
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$1957
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2639
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2417
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2413
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2073
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2509
520 km or 323 mi Littleton
$2315
520 km or 323 mi Scottsdale
$2524

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539