Albuquerque vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$2259
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$5420
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$2278
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$4438
😷 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 10% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1945th and 1371st ($2029 vs $2259) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 1148th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Ranked 168th vs 28th best cities to live in the United States, and 518th vs 137th 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	$17	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$6.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1096
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$1803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$25420

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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 Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205