Albuquerque vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2949
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$998
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	27	47
😀 Quality of life	83	63
🏙️ Population	565K	1.39M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 66% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1945th and 4703rd ($2029 vs $1222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 15th 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 518th and 5440th 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	$17	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$11283

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085