Albuquerque vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$5652
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$3717
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	27	91
😀 Quality of life	83	94
🏙️ Population	565K	1.51M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 9% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1562nd and 1056th ($2111 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Munich. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 396th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Munich

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	Albuquerque	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$19483

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668