Albuquerque vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$3974
😷 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 9% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1965th and 2599th ($2026 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 7th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 561st and 83rd 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	$19	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$4729

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$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
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481