Albuquerque vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$4093
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$2067
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$3747
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	45
😀 Quality of life	83	80
🏙️ Population	565K	1.19M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 17% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 1562nd and 2461st ($2111 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 1st in the United States and Qatar, respectively. Check the United States vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 396th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Doha

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	Albuquerque	Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$12.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$11230

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1719
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1218
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1226
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1267
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$870
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$989
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$878
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1503
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2084
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$561
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$548
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$541
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1050
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$556
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$537
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1232
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$558
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1586
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$546
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$489
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$713
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$507
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$557
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$786
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$879