Albuquerque vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$1044
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	27	70
😀 Quality of life	83	67
🏙️ Population	565K	12.7M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 107% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1562nd and 5553rd ($2111 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 396th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Suzhou

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	Albuquerque	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$26560

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645