Albuquerque vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$1198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	53
😀 Quality of life	83	73
🏙️ Population	565K	9.4M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 207% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1945th and 7558th ($2029 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 114th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 518th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Ningbo

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	Albuquerque	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$15801

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$571
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$670
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$677
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$899
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1147
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1030
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$696
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$687
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$726
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$680
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$708
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$798
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$611
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$725
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$686
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$774
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$643
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$663
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$581
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$717
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$658
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$657
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$645
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$628
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$651
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$659
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$623
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$627
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$646
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$664
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$644
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538