Albuquerque vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$5426
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1306
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$4183
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	81
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	565K	919K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 9% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1965th and 1451st ($2026 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 1204th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Ranked 185th vs 40th best cities to live in the United States, and 561st vs 163rd 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	$19	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$97.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$1828
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$25647

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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 Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208