Albuquerque vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	94
😀 Quality of life	83	77
🏙️ Population	565K	467K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 21% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1562nd and 464th ($2111 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 406th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Ranked 101st vs 181st best cities to live in the United States, and 396th vs 769th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Long Beach

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	Albuquerque	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$21877

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614