Albuquerque vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$6615
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$2023
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$3441
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$661
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$3998
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	27	96
😀 Quality of life	83	94
🏙️ Population	565K	593K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 33% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 1945th and 214th ($2029 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 1st in the United States and Ireland, respectively. Check the United States vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.3 months in Dublin. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 518th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Albuquerque	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$93.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$8.76
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$2081
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$3773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$2979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$8583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$5735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$3.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$4.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$118
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$1409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$12713

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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 Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742