Albuquerque vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	74
😀 Quality of life	83	70
🏙️ Population	565K	9.07M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 252% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1965th and 8176th ($2026 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 561st and 3872nd 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	$19	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$25508

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523