Albuquerque vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$1614
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	27	74
😀 Quality of life	84	62
🏙️ Population	565K	4.43M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 81% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2114th and 5031st ($1964 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 4th in the United States and South Africa, respectively. Check the United States vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 484th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Johannesburg

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	Albuquerque	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$5503

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915