Albuquerque vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	27	76
😀 Quality of life	83	57
🏙️ Population	565K	16.8M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 321% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1965th and 8803rd ($2026 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 1st in the United States and Bangladesh, respectively. Check the United States vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 561st and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Dhaka

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	Albuquerque	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$2100

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307