Albuquerque vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2111
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5353
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1277
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2649
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4150
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
27
81
😀 Quality of life
83
83
🏙️ Population
565K
2.73M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 126% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1562nd and 6046th ($2111 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 4th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 396th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Kaohsiung

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Albuquerque Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1315
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1008
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2600
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2319
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.6
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.45%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2504
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.9
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$8.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.5
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1341
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5953
$12438

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$2099
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$2067
110 km or 69 mi Espanola
$2176
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197 km or 123 mi Gallup
$2618
230 km or 143 mi Farmington
$3686
254 km or 158 mi Alamogordo
$1636
272 km or 169 mi Roswell
$1847
311 km or 193 mi Las Cruces
$1613
321 km or 200 mi Clovis
$1629
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1805
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1775
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1834
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2288
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1834
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2220
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1707
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2268
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$1896
467 km or 290 mi Lubbock
$1715
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1945
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2342
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2324
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2465
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$778
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2040
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$2338
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$1954
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2372
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2416
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2052
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2498
520 km or 323 mi Littleton
$2295
520 km or 323 mi Scottsdale
$2588

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643