Albuquerque vs Daejeon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Daejeon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2381
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$345
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$585
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$410
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$2191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	27	77
😀 Quality of life	83	76
🏙️ Population	565K	1.48M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 120% more expensive than in Daejeon. Cities ranked 1965th and 6201st ($2026 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 79th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.4 months in Daejeon. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Daejeon ranked 12th in South Korea, while ranked 561st and 1553rd 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	$19	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$3.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$79.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$5185
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$4171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$4.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$15719

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$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

Cities near Daejeon

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Gyeryong	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Sejong	$986
26 km or 16 mi	Gongju	$1019
31 km or 20 mi	Nonsan	$1005
33 km or 21 mi	Cheongju	$903
42 km or 26 mi	Asan	$1015
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1121
60 km or 37 mi	Iksan	$982
63 km or 39 mi	Jeonju	$823
69 km or 43 mi	Boryeong	$1072
70 km or 43 mi	Sangju	$951
70 km or 44 mi	Gimcheon	$916
73 km or 46 mi	Gunsan	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Anseong	$1046
76 km or 47 mi	Gimje	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
78 km or 48 mi	Mungyeong	$954
84 km or 52 mi	Chungju	$892
88 km or 55 mi	Gumi	$943
91 km or 56 mi	Dangjin	$984
93 km or 58 mi	Osan	$1050
96 km or 60 mi	Seosan	$986
99 km or 62 mi	Jeongeup	$963
100 km or 62 mi	Yongin	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Icheon	$1134
105 km or 65 mi	Namwon	$970
107 km or 67 mi	Yeoju	$1053
109 km or 68 mi	Suwon	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
114 km or 71 mi	Jecheon	$1003
117 km or 72 mi	Uiwang	$1063
118 km or 73 mi	Gwangju	$1179
119 km or 74 mi	Ansan	$1044
120 km or 74 mi	Gunpo	$1112
120 km or 75 mi	Wonju	$1073
121 km or 75 mi	Siheung	$1292
122 km or 76 mi	Daegu	$1043
122 km or 76 mi	Andong	$916
123 km or 76 mi	Anyang	$988
123 km or 76 mi	Seongnam	$1425