Albuquerque vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$2162
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$446
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$1605
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	27	93
😀 Quality of life	83	83
🏙️ Population	565K	546K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 3% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1945th and 2123rd ($2029 vs $1966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 1st in the United States and Portugal, respectively. Check the United States vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 518th and 532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Lisbon

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	Albuquerque	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1033
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$7840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$4420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$17788

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231