Albuquerque vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2026
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5037
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1168
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.4
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3847
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
27
93
😀 Quality of life
83
72
🏙️ Population
565K
9.21M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 42% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1965th and 4274th ($2026 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 561st and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.4
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1143
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$961
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2114
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.94
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1491
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24972
$11420

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023