Albuquerque vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$5242
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1156
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$1999
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$687
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$3917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	27	65
😀 Quality of life	83	87
🏙️ Population	565K	508K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 4% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 1965th and 1736th ($2026 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 1388th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.9 months in Kansas. Ranked 185th vs 115th best cities to live in the United States, and 561st vs 372nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Kansas

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	Albuquerque	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$897
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2221
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$68.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$21.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$1367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$25297

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2192
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2046
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2314
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2433
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1832
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2283
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2341
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1945
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2258
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2068
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1707
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2299
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1995
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2160
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1808
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1563
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1914
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1358
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1786
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1715
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1904
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1716
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1825
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1276
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1541
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$1888
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1578
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1649
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1739
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2017
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1820
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1918
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1860