Albuquerque vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	96
😀 Quality of life	84	78
🏙️ Population	565K	17.5M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 124% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2114th and 6334th ($1964 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 484th and 1094th 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	$17.1	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$22402

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634