Albuquerque vs Atlanta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Atlanta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$2628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$6005
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1574
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$713
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$5455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	27	95
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	565K	499K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 23% less expensive than in Atlanta. Cities ranked 1945th and 688th ($2029 vs $2628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 604th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.1 months in Atlanta. Ranked 168th vs 49th best cities to live in the United States, and 518th vs 199th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Atlanta

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	Albuquerque	Atlanta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$95.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$2981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$2017
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$76.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$3778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$2636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$97.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$5.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$160
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$1605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$22758

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2410
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2360
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2376
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2372
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2406
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2352
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2409
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2416
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2334
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2405
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2243
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2486
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2429
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2458
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2651
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2968
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2289
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2494
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2069
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2253
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2472
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2105
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2254
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2240
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2003
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2233
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1922
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1771
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2187
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1993
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1602
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1852
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1967
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1955
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1930
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2010