Albuquerque vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2026
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5037
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$1168
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.4
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3847
$3475
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
27
96
😀 Quality of life
83
95
🏙️ Population
565K
587K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 30% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1965th and 3860th ($2026 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 496th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.2 months in Essen. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 561st and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.4
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1143
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$961
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2114
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.94
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.8
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1491
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24972
$10028

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$1734
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$1928
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$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
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$2286
520 km or 323 mi Scottsdale
$2471

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587