Albuquerque vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2526
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$975
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$938
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	95
😀 Quality of life	83	76
🏙️ Population	565K	17.5M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 104% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1945th and 5618th ($2029 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 518th and 1163rd 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	$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$678
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$694
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1734
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$548
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$638
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$873
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$785
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$627
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$954
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$858
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$777
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$801
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$908
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$793
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$682
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$474
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$828
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$766
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$778
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$802
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$797
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$758
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$739
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$751
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$705
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$714
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$729
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$711
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$892
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$528
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$648