Albuquerque vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$4305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	94
😀 Quality of life	83	78
🏙️ Population	565K	467K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 26% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1965th and 524th ($2026 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 453rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 185th vs 282nd best cities to live in the United States, and 561st vs 992nd 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	$19	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$22757

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059