Albuquerque vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	27	95
😀 Quality of life	83	76
🏙️ Population	565K	15.7M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 59% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1874th and 4347th ($1985 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st 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 0.7 months in Istanbul. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 428th and 850th 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	$17.8	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$17728

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899