Albuquerque vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$6629
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1987
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$3461
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$663
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$4313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	27	96
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	565K	593K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 32% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 1965th and 223rd ($2026 vs $2992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 561st and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Dublin

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	Albuquerque	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$96.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$8.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$2108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1693
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$3809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$2999
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$8392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$6209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$119
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$1316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$10947

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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 Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718