Albuquerque vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$2195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$5551
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$1287
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$2412
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$4243
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	82
😀 Quality of life	83	89
🏙️ Population	565K	919K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 4% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1562nd and 1378th ($2111 vs $2195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 1201st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Ranked 101st vs 46th best cities to live in the United States, and 396th vs 195th 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	$18.1	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$985
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$2295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$2084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$2321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$2018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$80.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$8.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$1825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$22657

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2105
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2118
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2127
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1869
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2096
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2103
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2103
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2158
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2085
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2299
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1887
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2122
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2159
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2087
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2102
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2189
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2145
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2175
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2236
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2550
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2196
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2243
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2071
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2188
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2336
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2284
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2282
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2506
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2602
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2150