Albuquerque vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$4159
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$996
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$1618
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$3432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	27	64
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	565K	1.01M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 11% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 1945th and 2656th ($2029 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 89th 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.9 months in Edmonton. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Edmonton ranked 7th in Canada, while ranked 518th and 133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Albuquerque	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$970
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$2375
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$2262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$776
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$9664

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100