Albuquerque vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$1858
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$952
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	27	93
😀 Quality of life	83	65
🏙️ Population	565K	9.37M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 190% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1562nd and 6780th ($2111 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 68th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 396th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Hefei

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	Albuquerque	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$8558

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699