Albuquerque vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2097
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$318
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$542
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$453
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	27	47
😀 Quality of life	83	60
🏙️ Population	565K	2.47M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 144% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 1965th and 6645th ($2026 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 14th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 561st and 5917th 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	$19	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$890
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$6.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$8.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$6650

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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 Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703