Albuquerque vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
27
95
😀 Quality of life
79
87
🏙️ Population
565K
2.6M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 90% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1221st and 4516th ($2227 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 1st in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 525th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$4.66
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$19102

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$1011
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$860
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$861
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$863
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$860
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$746
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$995
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$890
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$857
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$791
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$725
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$664
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$675
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$952
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$694
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$1114
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$689
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$932
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$676
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$744
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$851
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$787
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$721
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$735
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$1115
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$678
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$719
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$741
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$667
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$719
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$713
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$655
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$725
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$644
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$588
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$589