Albuquerque vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2612
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$516
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$884
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	70
😀 Quality of life	83	72
🏙️ Population	565K	4.49M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 95% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 1965th and 5367th ($2026 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.9 months in Izmir. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Izmir ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 561st and 3283rd 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	$19	$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$596
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$71.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	41.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$8.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$0.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$6.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$718
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$14664

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$767
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$772
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$822
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$724
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1272
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$742
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$627
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1079
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$752
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$680
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$746
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$937
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$803
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2084
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$698
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$893
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$712
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$731
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1322
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$894
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$897
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1900
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$601
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$769
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$610
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$590
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1426
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1663
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1497
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1462
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1318
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410