Albuquerque vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$2825
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$1524
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	96
😀 Quality of life	79	80
🏙️ Population	565K	17.5M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 137% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1221st and 5744th ($2227 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 525th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Shenzhen

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	Albuquerque	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$24305

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2013
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2312
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2066
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2112
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1818
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1613
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1696
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2411
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1798
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2287
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1687
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1860
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1710
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$2042
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2392
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2425
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2105
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2374
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2459

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$618
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$589
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1565
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$481
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$837
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$742
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$575
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1083
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$816
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$781
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$830
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$876
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$738
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$856
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$799
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$588
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$824
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$774
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$785
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$831
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$857
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$812
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$752
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$806
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$735
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$721
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$620
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$851
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$525
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$584