Albuquerque vs Algiers - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Algiers
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$1214
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$316
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$34.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	27	47
😀 Quality of life	83	59
🏙️ Population	565K	2.36M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 316% more expensive than in Algiers. Cities ranked 1874th and 8756th ($1985 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 2nd in the United States and Algeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Algeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.7 months in Algiers. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Algiers ranked 1st in Algeria, while ranked 428th and 5457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Algiers

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	Albuquerque	Algiers
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$0.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$118
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$20.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$31.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$1058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$0.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$2.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$90.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$3053

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$407
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$336
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$395
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$331
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$345
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$362
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$364
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$357
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$410
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$390
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$436
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2528
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$504
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$391
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$477
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$399
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$387
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1480
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$400
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$476
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1356
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1406
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$465
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1300
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1470
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1068
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1154
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1030
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$406
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1213
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1214
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1138
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1161
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1254