Albuquerque vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$3393
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$1036
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$470
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$2274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	73
😀 Quality of life	83	70
🏙️ Population	565K	2.38M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 90% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 1562nd and 4879th ($2111 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 14th 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 2 months in Daegu. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Daegu ranked 31st in South Korea, while ranked 396th and 2608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Daegu

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	Albuquerque	Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$1150
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$7325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$9964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$63.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$4.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$7.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$9.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$62.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$27898

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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 Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$992
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$977
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1083
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$973
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1000
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$981
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$1008
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1099
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$901
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$871
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1146
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$992
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1122
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$978
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$893
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$931
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$1005
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$975
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$999
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$999
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$997
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$1098
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1043
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1084
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1027
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1111
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1098
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$980
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$999
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$981
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$968
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1066
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1222