Albuquerque vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$1208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
27
96
😀 Quality of life
79
73
🏙️ Population
565K
12.5M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 118% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1221st and 5167th ($2227 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 1st in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 525th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$4.66
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$10868

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$1696
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$2411
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$1798
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$2287
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$2269
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$2334
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$2004
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$1860
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$1710
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$1916
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$2340
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$2324
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$2355
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
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$881
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$2096
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$2368
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$2078
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$2042
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$2282
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$2392
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2425
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$658
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$732
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$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
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$645
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$653
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$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
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$597
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$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
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$526
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$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
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$497
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$612
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$488
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$466
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$423
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$541
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$437
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$401
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$427
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$596
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$455
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$501
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$462
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$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
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$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
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$419
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$472
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$414
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$542
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$406
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$425
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$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517