Albuquerque vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$1084
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	27	93
😀 Quality of life	83	83
🏙️ Population	565K	2.33M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 143% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1562nd and 6227th ($2111 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 6th 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 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 396th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Taoyuan

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	Albuquerque	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$828
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$864
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1060
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1158
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$698
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$745
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1028
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$931
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$841
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$818
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$761
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$707
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$661
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$841
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$801
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$706
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$683
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$654
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$821
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$807
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$719
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$776
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$712
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$642
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$719
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$702
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$643
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$592
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$731
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$708
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$633
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$691