Albuquerque vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$3835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	94
😀 Quality of life	83	94
🏙️ Population	565K	664K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 5% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1562nd and 1336th ($2111 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 396th and 51st 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	$18.1	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$10888

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592