Albuquerque vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$5354
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$4146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	27	62
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	565K	479K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 17% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 1965th and 971st ($2026 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 835th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Ranked 185th vs 92nd best cities to live in the United States, and 561st vs 314th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Colorado Springs

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	Albuquerque	Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$73.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1986
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$86.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$4.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$1507
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$24279

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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 Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2323
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2524
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2286
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2400
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2742
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2546
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2791
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2399
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2667
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2728
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2972
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2598
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2749
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2917
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2727
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2034
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2509
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1920
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2418
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2220
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1753
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2472
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1748
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1880
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1676
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2026