Albuquerque vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$3199
😷 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 4% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1965th and 1716th ($2026 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 29th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 561st and 209th 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	$19	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$15430

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934