Albuquerque vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Albuquerque Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$2995
🏠 One person rent
$1081
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$1949
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5123
$1239
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
27
95
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
565K
12.5M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 46% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 2080th and 4019th ($1833 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1882nd 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 2.8 months in Albuquerque compared to 1 months in Moscow. Albuquerque ranked 75th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 319th and 1168th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Albuquerque vs Moscow infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Albuquerque vs Moscow

Prices for goods and services in Albuquerque and Moscow are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Albuquerque Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.45
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2044
$1606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$7.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
9.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5060
$7317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$7.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.08
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.89
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$875
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13552
$10113

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Albuquerque

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi Rio Rancho
$1797
85 km or 53 mi Santa Fe
$2007
110 km or 69 mi Espanola
$2010
170 km or 106 mi Taos
$2100
197 km or 123 mi Gallup
$2022
230 km or 143 mi Farmington
$1916
254 km or 158 mi Alamogordo
$1430
272 km or 169 mi Roswell
$2014
311 km or 193 mi Las Cruces
$1229
321 km or 200 mi Clovis
$1569
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1684
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1413
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$777
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$2013
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$1968
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$2017
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2021
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1364
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2010
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$1961
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2235
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$2009
467 km or 290 mi Lubbock
$1548
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1728
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2018
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2015
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2011
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2020
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$690
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2017
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$1900
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2023
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$1555
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2516
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2373
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2315
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2024
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2014
520 km or 323 mi Littleton
$1955
520 km or 323 mi Scottsdale
$2025

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520