Albuquerque vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$827
😷 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 235% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1945th and 7943rd ($2029 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 518th and 7142nd 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	$17	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619