Albuquerque vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$3821
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	56
😀 Quality of life	83	87
🏙️ Population	565K	950K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 9% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 1965th and 1439th ($2026 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 1197th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Ranked 185th vs 106th best cities to live in the United States, and 561st vs 343rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Jacksonville

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	Albuquerque	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$11934

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860