Albuquerque vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$2437
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	77
😀 Quality of life	83	64
🏙️ Population	565K	9.94M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 114% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1562nd and 5792nd ($2111 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 1st in the United States and Peru, respectively. Check the United States vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 396th and 4404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Lima

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	Albuquerque	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$8320

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$779
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$726
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$687
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$591
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$605
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$612
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$640
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$553
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$588
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$496
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$597
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$699
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$500
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$643
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$549
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$515
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$517
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$560
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$522
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$564
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$490
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$498
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$509
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$617
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$504
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$495
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$406
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$679
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$781
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$454
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$594
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$770
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$641
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$673
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$722