Albuquerque vs Daejeon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Daejeon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$2724
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$433
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$2163
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	27	76
😀 Quality of life	83	85
🏙️ Population	565K	1.48M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 100% more expensive than in Daejeon. Cities ranked 1874th and 5544th ($1985 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 64th 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 2.2 months in Daejeon. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Daejeon ranked 6th in South Korea, while ranked 428th and 350th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Daejeon

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	Albuquerque	Daejeon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$3.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$4192
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$9.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$7.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$15827

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$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

Cities near Daejeon

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Gyeryong	$977
18 km or 11 mi	Sejong	$1019
26 km or 16 mi	Gongju	$1038
31 km or 20 mi	Nonsan	$1019
33 km or 21 mi	Cheongju	$936
42 km or 26 mi	Asan	$1038
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1151
60 km or 37 mi	Iksan	$959
63 km or 39 mi	Jeonju	$854
69 km or 43 mi	Boryeong	$1063
70 km or 43 mi	Sangju	$1000
70 km or 44 mi	Gimcheon	$977
73 km or 46 mi	Gunsan	$1005
74 km or 46 mi	Anseong	$1026
76 km or 47 mi	Gimje	$937
76 km or 47 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
78 km or 48 mi	Mungyeong	$979
84 km or 52 mi	Chungju	$900
88 km or 55 mi	Gumi	$992
91 km or 56 mi	Dangjin	$1033
93 km or 58 mi	Osan	$1042
96 km or 60 mi	Seosan	$1036
99 km or 62 mi	Jeongeup	$970
100 km or 62 mi	Yongin	$1127
103 km or 64 mi	Icheon	$1020
105 km or 65 mi	Namwon	$987
107 km or 67 mi	Yeoju	$1026
109 km or 68 mi	Suwon	$1022
109 km or 68 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
114 km or 71 mi	Jecheon	$1016
117 km or 72 mi	Uiwang	$1063
118 km or 73 mi	Gwangju	$1165
119 km or 74 mi	Ansan	$1070
120 km or 74 mi	Gunpo	$1098
120 km or 75 mi	Wonju	$1074
121 km or 75 mi	Siheung	$1283
122 km or 76 mi	Daegu	$995
122 km or 76 mi	Andong	$880
123 km or 76 mi	Anyang	$1022
123 km or 76 mi	Seongnam	$1400