Albuquerque vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$4111
😷 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 39% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1945th and 79th ($2029 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 59th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Ranked 168th vs 143rd best cities to live in the United States, and 518th vs 433rd 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	$17	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$26966

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194