Albuquerque vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Albuquerque Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$833
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$2242
🏠 One person rent
$1081
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$1949
$986
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5123
$288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
27
96
😀 Quality of life
81
63
🏙️ Population
565K
8.69M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 120% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 2080th and 6091st ($1833 vs $833) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1882nd and 13th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.8 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Albuquerque ranked 75th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 319th and 4832nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.45
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2044
$1256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$876
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$13.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$20.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
20.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5060
$2122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$4.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.08
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.89
$7.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$48.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$875
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13552
$1787

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$696
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$693
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$636
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$695
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$699
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$694
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$696
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$694
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$686
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$686
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$688
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$689
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$699
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$792
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$688
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$836
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$688
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$686
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$504
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$689
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$694
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$1123
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$1151
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$450
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$693
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$568
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$690
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$631
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$690
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$594
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$898
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$932
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$447
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$515
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$558
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$692
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$689
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$694