Albuquerque vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2665
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$504
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$895
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$1119
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	70
😀 Quality of life	83	73
🏙️ Population	565K	4.49M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 96% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 1945th and 5281st ($2029 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Izmir. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 518th and 2402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Izmir

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	Albuquerque	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$8.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$585
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$740
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	41.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$1577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$36.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$9.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$1.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$0.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$37
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$5.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$15843

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Cities near Albuquerque

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 Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$743
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$760
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$883
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$719
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1253
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$743
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$617
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1060
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$682
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$750
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$953
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$811
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$554
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2043
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$875
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$699
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1311
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$866
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$933
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1863
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$606
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$763
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$600
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$593
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1403
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1472
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1439
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1307
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1160
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386