Albuquerque vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$7450
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$4080
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$4410
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	85
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	565K	442K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 32% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1562nd and 103rd ($2111 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 80th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Ranked 101st vs 18th best cities to live in the United States, and 396th vs 109th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Miami

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	Albuquerque	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$25328

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$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

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860