Albuquerque vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	27	17
😀 Quality of life	83	44
🏙️ Population	565K	7.01M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 240% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1965th and 7977th ($2026 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 234th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 561st and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Zhumadian

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	Albuquerque	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$9042

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507