Albuquerque vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$2292
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$410
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	77
😀 Quality of life	79	64
🏙️ Population	565K	9.94M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 139% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1221st and 5780th ($2227 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 525th and 4655th 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	$16	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$7186

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2013
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2312
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2066
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2112
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1818
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1613
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1696
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2411
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1798
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2287
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1687
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1860
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1710
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$2042
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2392
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2425
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2105
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2374
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2459

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$778
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$694
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$658
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$593
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$538
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$626
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$522
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$491
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$491
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$583
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$611
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$519
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$476
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$674
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$525
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$499
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$506
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$634
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$504
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$562
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$511
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$562
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$592
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$475
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$543
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$551
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$637
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$532
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$514
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$390
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$726
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$702
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$472
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$603
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$790
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$705
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731