Albuquerque vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$4959
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1226
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$2124
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$547
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$3456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	93
😀 Quality of life	83	94
🏙️ Population	565K	626K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 4% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1945th and 1708th ($2029 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 86th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 518th and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Albuquerque	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$135
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$21435

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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 Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404