Albuquerque vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	4
😀 Quality of life	83	55
🏙️ Population	565K	24.5K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 104% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1965th and 5701st ($2026 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 1st in the United States and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check the United States vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 561st and 6376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Kingstown

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	Albuquerque	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$11266

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788