Albuquerque vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$1392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	27	93
😀 Quality of life	83	77
🏙️ Population	565K	1.98M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 145% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1874th and 6403rd ($1985 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 1st in the United States and Malaysia, respectively. Check the United States vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 428th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Albuquerque	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$8723

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719