Albuquerque vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$1600
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$714
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	27	78
😀 Quality of life	83	66
🏙️ Population	565K	12.6M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 305% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1562nd and 8506th ($2111 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 396th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Zhengzhou

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	Albuquerque	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$541
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$559
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$568
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$535
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$623
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$588
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$542
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$571
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$525
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$565
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$521
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$610
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$517
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$555
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$533
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$819
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$567
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$511
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$648
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$612
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$591
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$608
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$599
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$602
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$587
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$826
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$747
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1433
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$775
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$659
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$634
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$655
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$609
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$554
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$619