Albuquerque vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2111
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5353
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1277
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2649
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4150
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
27
90
😀 Quality of life
83
68
🏙️ Population
565K
9.21M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 77% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1562nd and 4630th ($2111 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 6th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 396th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.3
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1315
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1008
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2600
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2319
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.45%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2504
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.9
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.5
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1341
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5953
$8550

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$2067
110 km or 69 mi Espanola
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197 km or 123 mi Gallup
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709