Albuquerque vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$4192
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$683
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$1882
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$3018
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	79	95
🏙️ Population	565K	9.67M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 54% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 1221st and 3641st ($2227 vs $1444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 1st in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.1 months in Seoul. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 525th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Seoul

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	Albuquerque	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$10956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$19966

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1101
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1144
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1069
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1106
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1121
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1081
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1152
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1097
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1120
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1124
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1054
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1072
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1127
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$987
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1020
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1041
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1256
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1024
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$949
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1542
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$973
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$986
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$911
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1002
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$880
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$940
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1005
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$1009
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$903
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$967
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$963