Albuquerque vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$2173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$5404
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$2254
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$4439
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	82
😀 Quality of life	79	89
🏙️ Population	565K	919K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 3% more expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1221st and 1353rd ($2227 vs $2173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 1203rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Ranked 116th vs 36th best cities to live in the United States, and 525th vs 169th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Fort Worth

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	Albuquerque	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$5.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$1316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$1890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$2319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$5.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$98.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$1893
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$25845

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2013
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2312
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2066
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2112
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1818
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1613
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1696
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2411
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1798
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2287
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1687
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1860
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1710
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$2042
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2392
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2425
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2105
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2374
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2459

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2084
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2108
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2139
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2059
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1807
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2236
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2053
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2143
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2021
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2338
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$1872
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1987
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$1992
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2162
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2113
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$1804
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2306
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2149
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2157
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2497
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2267
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2119
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2206
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2235
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2200
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2323
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2516
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2384
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2223