Albuquerque vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$6807
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$3056
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$4901
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	83	96
🏙️ Population	565K	2.75M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 21% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 1562nd and 483rd ($2111 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 425th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Ranked 101st vs 3rd best cities to live in the United States, and 396th vs 20th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Chicago

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	Albuquerque	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$7.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$19423

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357