Albuquerque vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$1825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$4263
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$937
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$1639
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$3086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	27	78
😀 Quality of life	79	95
🏙️ Population	565K	665K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 22% more expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 1221st and 2273rd ($2227 vs $1825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 2nd in the United States and Finland, respectively. Check the United States vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 525th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Helsinki

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	Albuquerque	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$814
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$1810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$1440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$7893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$4642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$9506

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2013
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2312
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2066
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2112
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1818
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1613
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1696
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2411
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1798
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2287
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1687
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1860
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1710
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$2042
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2392
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2425
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2105
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2374
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2459

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1498
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1491
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1277
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1257
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1194
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1335
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1438
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1396
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1336
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1349
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$920
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1376
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1366
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1483
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1532
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1480
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1521
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1462
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1465
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1410
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$906
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1414
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$982
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$814
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$909
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1265
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1262
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1163