Albuquerque vs Daejeon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Daejeon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2360
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$577
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$2105
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	27	77
😀 Quality of life	83	75
🏙️ Population	565K	1.48M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 124% more expensive than in Daejeon. Cities ranked 1945th and 6225th ($2029 vs $905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 78th 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 2.3 months in Daejeon. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Daejeon ranked 11th in South Korea, while ranked 518th and 1609th 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	$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$75.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$4953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$3948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$6.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$18250

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Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Daejeon

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Gyeryong	$933
18 km or 11 mi	Sejong	$971
26 km or 16 mi	Gongju	$1009
31 km or 20 mi	Nonsan	$990
33 km or 21 mi	Cheongju	$865
42 km or 26 mi	Asan	$997
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1128
60 km or 37 mi	Iksan	$938
63 km or 39 mi	Jeonju	$771
69 km or 43 mi	Boryeong	$1012
70 km or 43 mi	Sangju	$919
70 km or 44 mi	Gimcheon	$887
73 km or 46 mi	Gunsan	$964
74 km or 46 mi	Anseong	$1016
76 km or 47 mi	Gimje	$923
76 km or 47 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
78 km or 48 mi	Mungyeong	$931
84 km or 52 mi	Chungju	$852
88 km or 55 mi	Gumi	$914
91 km or 56 mi	Dangjin	$952
93 km or 58 mi	Osan	$1019
96 km or 60 mi	Seosan	$917
99 km or 62 mi	Jeongeup	$922
100 km or 62 mi	Yongin	$1061
103 km or 64 mi	Icheon	$1108
105 km or 65 mi	Namwon	$930
107 km or 67 mi	Yeoju	$1033
109 km or 68 mi	Suwon	$985
109 km or 68 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
114 km or 71 mi	Jecheon	$993
117 km or 72 mi	Uiwang	$1022
118 km or 73 mi	Gwangju	$1179
119 km or 74 mi	Ansan	$1001
120 km or 74 mi	Gunpo	$1053
120 km or 75 mi	Wonju	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Siheung	$1313
122 km or 76 mi	Daegu	$992
122 km or 76 mi	Andong	$883
123 km or 76 mi	Anyang	$943
123 km or 76 mi	Seongnam	$1455