Albuquerque vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$687
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$1209
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$1177
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	27	95
😀 Quality of life	83	79
🏙️ Population	565K	15.7M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 53% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1945th and 4475th ($2029 vs $1328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 1st in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.9 months in Istanbul. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 518th and 829th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Istanbul

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	Albuquerque	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$4.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$894
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$15.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$3154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$60
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$63.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$1014
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$23206

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Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$651
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$634
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$790
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$824
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$807
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$899
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$866
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$812
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$692
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$763
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$593
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$598
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$710
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$764
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$522
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$750
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$656
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$747
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$606
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$855
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1201
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$713
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$741
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$699
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1140
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$676
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$702
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$610
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$743
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$702
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$743
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1060
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1020