Albuquerque vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	94
😀 Quality of life	83	93
🏙️ Population	565K	664K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 16% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1874th and 1038th ($1985 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 3rd in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 428th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Rotterdam

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	Albuquerque	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$10730

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514