Albuquerque vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
27
90
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
565K
9.21M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 73% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1221st and 4206th ($2227 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 8th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 525th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.66
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$10204

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$2165
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$1833
110 km or 69 mi Espanola
$2013
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$2312
197 km or 123 mi Gallup
$2066
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881