Albuquerque vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$768
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	60
😀 Quality of life	84	57
🏙️ Population	565K	9.4M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 175% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2114th and 7025th ($1964 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 484th and 6133rd 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	$17.1	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$15234

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531