Albuquerque vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$5194
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1163
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$4099
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	84
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	565K	1.91M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 8% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1965th and 1513th ($2026 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 4th 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 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Hamburg City ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 561st and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Hamburg City

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	Albuquerque	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$23203

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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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1650
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1635
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1667
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1569
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1626
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1662
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1598
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1624
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1554
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1685
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1563
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1586
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1767
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1588
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1716
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1571
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1580
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1648
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1586
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1494
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1588
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1525
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1559
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1574
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1498
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1566
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1825
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1337
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1752
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1470
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1529
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1563
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1443
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1575
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1583
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1492