Albuquerque vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$4180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	94
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	565K	664K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 23% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1965th and 676th ($2026 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 7th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 561st and 24th 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	$19	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$13439

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727