Albuquerque vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$1469
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	27	17
😀 Quality of life	84	54
🏙️ Population	565K	110K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 45% more expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 2114th and 4366th ($1964 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 2nd in the United States and Barbados, respectively. Check the United States vs Barbados comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.1 months in Bridgetown. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 484th and 6359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Bridgetown

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	Albuquerque	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$1447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$3518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$56.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$3.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$8.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$6529

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1463
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$988
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$988
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1169
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1076
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1111
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1075
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1008
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1213
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1007
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1659
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$697
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1135
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1131
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$638
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$610
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$764
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$838
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1336
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$688
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1338
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$760
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$784
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$908
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$642
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$736