Albuquerque vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$3113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	27	64
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	565K	1.01M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 8% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 1965th and 2524th ($2026 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 79th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 561st and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Edmonton

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	Albuquerque	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$10028

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009