Albuquerque vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$1624
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$1016
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	27	98
😀 Quality of life	84	74
🏙️ Population	565K	12.3M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 207% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2114th and 7501st ($1964 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 484th and 2249th 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	$17.1	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$7838

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$609
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$629
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$646
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$632
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$585
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$671
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$625
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$638
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$592
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$590
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$587
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$570
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$574
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$598
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$572
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$583
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$595
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$604
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$596
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$575
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$547
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$567
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$552
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$542
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$546
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$548
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$631
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$511
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$592
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$555
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$526
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$532
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$580
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$534
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$571