Albuquerque vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$1761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	27	73
😀 Quality of life	83	65
🏙️ Population	565K	4.8M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 73% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1965th and 4839th ($2026 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 561st and 5190th 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	$19	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$5808

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950