Albuquerque vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1767
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$4215
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$898
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$1523
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$3627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	56
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	565K	526K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 11% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 2114th and 2865th ($1964 vs $1767) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 145th 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 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Nuremberg ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 484th and 132nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Nuremberg

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	Albuquerque	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$868
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$608
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$1598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$297
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$7384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$4983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$15497

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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 Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719