Albuquerque vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	96
😀 Quality of life	83	75
🏙️ Population	565K	11.5M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 80% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1945th and 4918th ($2029 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 1st 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 518th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Sao Paulo

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	Albuquerque	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$15990

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720