Albuquerque vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	27	95
😀 Quality of life	84	67
🏙️ Population	565K	6.21M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 109% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2114th and 6006th ($1964 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 2nd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 484th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Albuquerque	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$12076

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586