Albuquerque vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$748
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	27	45
😀 Quality of life	83	50
🏙️ Population	565K	2.47M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 165% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 1874th and 6679th ($1985 vs $748) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 12th in the United States and Colombia, respectively. Check the United States vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 428th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Cali

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	Albuquerque	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	13.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$6351

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645