Albuquerque vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$4536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	94
😀 Quality of life	83	76
🏙️ Population	565K	467K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 28% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1874th and 379th ($1985 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 339th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 115th vs 231st best cities to live in the United States, and 428th vs 949th 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	$17.8	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$27134

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683