Albuquerque vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2029
$2472
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$5379
🏠 One person rent
$1176
$1451
🏘️ Family rent
$2060
$2013
🍽️ Food expenses
$600
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3981
$4803
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
27
91
😀 Quality of life
83
94
🏙️ Population
565K
1.3M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 18% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 1945th and 938th ($2029 vs $2472) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 812th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.9 months in Dallas. Ranked 168th vs 7th best cities to live in the United States, and 518th vs 36th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Dallas

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Albuquerque Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.6
$85.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$7.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$1506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2103
$2210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1774
$1643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.8
$60.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$5051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$3181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$2.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.18
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.78
$5.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1503
$1507
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25284
$24503

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$2089
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$2212
110 km or 69 mi Espanola
$2237
170 km or 106 mi Taos
$2417
197 km or 123 mi Gallup
$2212
230 km or 143 mi Farmington
$2470
254 km or 158 mi Alamogordo
$1747
272 km or 169 mi Roswell
$1938
311 km or 193 mi Las Cruces
$1665
321 km or 200 mi Clovis
$1776
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1844
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1796
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1066
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1850
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$1961
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1920
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2367
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1803
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2423
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$2548
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2573
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$1972
467 km or 290 mi Lubbock
$1878
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$2293
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2482
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2454
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2521
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$863
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2060
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$2988
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$1933
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2605
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2378
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2293
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2089
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2534
520 km or 323 mi Littleton
$2288
520 km or 323 mi Scottsdale
$2509

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2086
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2170
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2096
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2193
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2182
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2104
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2172
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2168
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2120
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2111
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2144
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2203
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1913
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2155
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2122
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2369
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2129
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2062
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2128
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2220
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2073
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2110
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2316
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2206
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2361
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2268
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2397
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2174
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2137
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2147
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2209