Albuquerque vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2444
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$900
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$1024
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	95
😀 Quality of life	83	77
🏙️ Population	565K	17.5M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 116% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1965th and 6106th ($2026 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 561st and 1113th 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	$19	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$22916

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$674
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$666
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1718
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$534
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$621
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$848
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$782
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$943
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$844
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$795
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$832
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$896
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$589
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$807
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$673
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$465
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$816
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$760
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$769
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$790
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$789
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$814
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$730
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$738
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$698
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$699
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$723
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$694
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$903
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$533
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$638