Albuquerque vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$2070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1144
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$1987
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$3437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	77
😀 Quality of life	83	87
🏙️ Population	565K	639K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 2% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 1945th and 1839th ($2029 vs $2070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 1457th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in Detroit. Ranked 168th vs 98th best cities to live in the United States, and 518th vs 319th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Detroit

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	Albuquerque	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$7.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$2423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$67.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$88.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$1375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$16262

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$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

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600