Albuquerque vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	83	99
🏙️ Population	565K	8.8M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 40% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1874th and 58th ($1985 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 2nd in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.3 months in London. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 428th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs London

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	Albuquerque	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$26090

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009