Albuquerque vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
27
93
😀 Quality of life
79
86
🏙️ Population
565K
2.29M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 159% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1221st and 6163rd ($2227 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 525th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$4.66
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$13937

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$1696
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2411
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$1798
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$2287
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$1687
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$2269
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$2334
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$2004
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$1860
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$1710
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1916
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$2340
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$2324
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2355
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$881
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2096
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$2368
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$2078
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$2042
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
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$2392
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2425
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$2321
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$917
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$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
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$1169
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$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
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$694
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$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
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$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
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$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
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$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716