Albuquerque vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$324
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	27	56
😀 Quality of life	79	43
🏙️ Population	565K	2.9M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 142% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1221st and 5826th ($2227 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 6th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 525th and 6863rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Salvador

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	Albuquerque	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$12057

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2013
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2312
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2066
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2112
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1818
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1613
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1696
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2411
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1798
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2287
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1687
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1860
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1710
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$2042
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2392
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2425
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2105
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2374
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2459

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$680
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$701
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$635
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$494
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$438
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$606
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$566
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$595
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$611
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$597
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$577
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$550
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$634
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$444
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$436
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$583
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$651
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$621
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$615
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$612
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$576
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$504
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$645
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$573
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$619
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$601
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711