Albuquerque vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$1861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$1029
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$1905
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$527
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$3480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	92
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	565K	629K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 13% more expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 1562nd and 2278th ($2111 vs $1861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 18th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.9 months in Dusseldorf. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 396th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Albuquerque	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$4.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$959
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$1887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$1501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$7923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$6295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$8.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$22103

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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 Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851