Albuquerque vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	84	77
🏙️ Population	565K	24.9M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 74% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2114th and 4879th ($1964 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 5th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 484th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Shanghai

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	Albuquerque	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$27624

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753