Albuquerque vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$4718
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$3093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	53
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	565K	1.31M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 3% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1945th and 1759th ($2029 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 27th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 518th and 187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Calgary

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	Albuquerque	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$15881

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872