Albuquerque vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$7625
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$2019
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$3688
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$715
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$6398
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	27	99
😀 Quality of life	79	94
🏙️ Population	565K	3.9M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 30% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1221st and 72nd ($2227 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 60th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 116th vs 5th best cities to live in the United States, and 525th vs 34th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Los Angeles

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	Albuquerque	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$8.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$31623

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2013
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2312
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2066
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2112
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1818
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1613
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1696
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2411
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1798
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2287
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1687
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1860
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1710
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$2042
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2392
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2425
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2105
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2374
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2459

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862