Albuquerque vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$1722
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$255
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$445
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$1177
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	27	97
😀 Quality of life	83	74
🏙️ Population	565K	12.3M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 209% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1945th and 7573rd ($2029 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 121st in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 518th and 1885th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Wuhan

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	Albuquerque	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$8347

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Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$624
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$643
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$649
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$691
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$638
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$658
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$619
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$595
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$610
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$600
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$600
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$585
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$589
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$618
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$608
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$615
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$587
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$565
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$562
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$556
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$554
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$650
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$535
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$612
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$575
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$542
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$551
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$599
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$556
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$589