Albuquerque vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$2620
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	91
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	565K	1.23M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 94% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 1874th and 5342nd ($1985 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 49th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.6 months in Suwon. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 428th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Suwon

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	Albuquerque	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$20.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$12488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$6618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$7.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$75.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$21003

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1098
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1022
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1283
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1127
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1165
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1163
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1334
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1161
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1122
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1092
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1020
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1026
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1129
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1171
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1099
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1151
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1033
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1026
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1040
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1036
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1074
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$936
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1565
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$900
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$865
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1019
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1038
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1038