Albuquerque vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$3142
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	46
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	565K	675K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 22% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1874th and 2959th ($1985 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 6th in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 428th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Gothenburg

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	Albuquerque	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$3664

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251