Albuquerque vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$1067
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	4
😀 Quality of life	83	54
🏙️ Population	565K	24.5K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 104% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1945th and 5614th ($2029 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 2nd 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 518th and 6384th 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	$17	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$10636

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793