Albuquerque vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	74
😀 Quality of life	83	58
🏙️ Population	565K	9.07M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 232% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1945th and 7878th ($2029 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 518th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Shenyang

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	Albuquerque	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532