Albuquerque vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$2807
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	27	72
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	565K	616K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 46% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1562nd and 3925th ($2111 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 535th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 396th and 80th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Leipzig

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	Albuquerque	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$4.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$10026

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
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

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1347
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1360
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1320
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1342
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1365
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1273
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1365
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1345
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1384
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1170
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1306
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1210
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1376
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1330
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1191
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1095
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1306
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1231
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1387
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1379
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1354
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1386
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1211
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1215
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1387
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1367
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1386
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1413
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261