Albuquerque vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$2294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	27	98
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	565K	3.42M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 11% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1874th and 2443rd ($1985 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 5th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 428th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Madrid

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	Albuquerque	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522