Albuquerque vs Arlington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Arlington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$1807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$4757
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1010
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$1967
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$4550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	27	90
😀 Quality of life	79	75
🏙️ Population	565K	394K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 23% more expensive than in Arlington. Cities ranked 1221st and 2320th ($2227 vs $1807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 1872nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.5 months in Arlington. Ranked 116th vs 235th best cities to live in the United States, and 525th vs 1022nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Arlington

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	Albuquerque	Arlington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$1009
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$1340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$1821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$2184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$2175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$4.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$84.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$7.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$1593
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$21722

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2013
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2312
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2066
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2112
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1818
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1613
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1696
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2411
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1798
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2287
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1687
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1860
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1710
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$2042
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2392
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2425
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2105
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2374
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2459

Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2039
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1987
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2173
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2162
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2139
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$1872
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2236
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2306
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2108
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$1992
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2497
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2099
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2206
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2267
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2157
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$1804
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2149
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2323
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2235
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2242
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2111
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2301
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2516
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2200
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2384