Albuquerque vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2140
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$490
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$834
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$59
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	27	48
😀 Quality of life	83	43
🏙️ Population	565K	15.1M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 114% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 1945th and 5960th ($2029 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 4th in the United States and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 518th and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Lagos

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	Albuquerque	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$2984

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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 Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$995
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$830
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$658
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$639
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$670
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$596
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$575
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$488
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$759
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$627
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$531
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$518
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$657
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$786
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$665
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$500
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$727
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$656
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$795
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$656
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$583
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$697
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$693
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$762
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$927
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1364
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$661
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$564
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$773
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$591
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$692
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1375
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$606
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$714
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$373
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$666