Albuquerque vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$2624
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$927
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$395
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$81
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$841
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	27	49
😀 Quality of life	79	57
🏙️ Population	565K	1.46M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 115% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1221st and 5084th ($2227 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 23rd in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.8 months in Guadalajara. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Guadalajara ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 525th and 5724th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Guadalajara

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	Albuquerque	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$1139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$2720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$7804

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1217
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$873
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$672
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$812
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$681
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$881
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$912
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$774
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$830
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$741
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$763
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1094
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$812
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$630
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$774
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$765
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$682
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$784
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$996
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$915
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$793
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$781
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1185