Albuquerque vs Daejeon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Daejeon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$2517
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$760
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$395
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$2372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	27	76
😀 Quality of life	79	72
🏙️ Population	565K	1.48M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 141% more expensive than in Daejeon. Cities ranked 1221st and 5810th ($2227 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 75th 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 2.6 months in Daejeon. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Daejeon ranked 30th in South Korea, while ranked 525th and 2004th 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	$16	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$3778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$6222
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$8.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$15774

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2013
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2312
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2066
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2112
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1818
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1613
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1696
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2411
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1798
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2287
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1687
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1860
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1710
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$2042
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2392
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2425
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2105
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2374
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2459

Cities near Daejeon

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Gyeryong	$932
18 km or 11 mi	Sejong	$963
26 km or 16 mi	Gongju	$949
31 km or 20 mi	Nonsan	$945
33 km or 21 mi	Cheongju	$903
42 km or 26 mi	Asan	$992
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$940
60 km or 37 mi	Iksan	$923
63 km or 39 mi	Jeonju	$787
69 km or 43 mi	Boryeong	$1084
70 km or 43 mi	Sangju	$1060
70 km or 44 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
73 km or 46 mi	Gunsan	$975
74 km or 46 mi	Anseong	$986
76 km or 47 mi	Gimje	$902
76 km or 47 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
78 km or 48 mi	Mungyeong	$999
84 km or 52 mi	Chungju	$1009
88 km or 55 mi	Gumi	$1055
91 km or 56 mi	Dangjin	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Osan	$1024
96 km or 60 mi	Seosan	$1005
99 km or 62 mi	Jeongeup	$955
100 km or 62 mi	Yongin	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Icheon	$949
105 km or 65 mi	Namwon	$960
107 km or 67 mi	Yeoju	$973
109 km or 68 mi	Suwon	$987
109 km or 68 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
114 km or 71 mi	Jecheon	$967
117 km or 72 mi	Uiwang	$1054
118 km or 73 mi	Gwangju	$1063
119 km or 74 mi	Ansan	$1127
120 km or 74 mi	Gunpo	$1120
120 km or 75 mi	Wonju	$880
121 km or 75 mi	Siheung	$1081
122 km or 76 mi	Daegu	$1113
122 km or 76 mi	Andong	$865
123 km or 76 mi	Anyang	$1097
123 km or 76 mi	Seongnam	$1121