Albuquerque vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$4156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	58
😀 Quality of life	83	85
🏙️ Population	565K	351K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 37% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1965th and 117th ($2026 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 83rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Ranked 185th vs 139th best cities to live in the United States, and 561st vs 438th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Honolulu

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	Albuquerque	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$23744

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254