Albuquerque vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$4267
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$1800
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$3350
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	27	35
😀 Quality of life	83	79
🏙️ Population	565K	679K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 9% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1874th and 2363rd ($1985 vs $1813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 1931st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.8 months in El Paso. Ranked 115th vs 179th best cities to live in the United States, and 428th vs 633rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs El Paso

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	Albuquerque	El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$921
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$1644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$76.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$36.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$6903

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353