Albuquerque vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$874
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$1508
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$3888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	56
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	565K	526K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 16% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1945th and 2992nd ($2029 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 152nd 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 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Nuremberg ranked 25th in Germany, while ranked 518th and 131st 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	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$7307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$3825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$4.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$19685

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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 Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729