Albuquerque vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$3513
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$1216
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$2980
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	27	96
😀 Quality of life	83	94
🏙️ Population	565K	587K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 38% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1874th and 3685th ($1985 vs $1443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 413th 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 2.1 months in Essen. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 428th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Essen

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	Albuquerque	Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$1177
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$3401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$8902

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1314
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1438
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1497
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1489
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1479
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1516
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1451
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1434
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1517
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1455
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1435
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1522
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1459
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1580
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1448