Albuquerque vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Albuquerque Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$2601
🏠 One person rent
$1081
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1949
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5123
$1624
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
27
93
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
565K
2.44M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 116% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2080th and 6039th ($1833 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1882nd and 11th 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 2.8 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.9 months in Taoyuan. Albuquerque ranked 75th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 319th and 1265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.45
$1.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2044
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$64.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5060
$5081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$8.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$26.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.08
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.89
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$14.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$71.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$875
$566
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13552
$22659

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$885
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$935
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$970
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$828
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$808
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$809
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$717
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$890
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$1012
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$725
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$714
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$911
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$783
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$812
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$1047
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$831
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$686
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$849
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$744
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$713
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$686
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$711
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$1048
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$770
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$689
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$678
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$646
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$661
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$650
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$514
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$760