Albuquerque vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	27	21
😀 Quality of life	83	46
🏙️ Population	565K	6.56M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 237% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1965th and 7929th ($2026 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 213th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 561st and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Shaoyang

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	Albuquerque	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615