Albuquerque vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$4255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	84
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	565K	442K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 38% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 2114th and 118th ($1964 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 88th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Ranked 149th vs 33rd best cities to live in the United States, and 484th vs 119th 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	$17.1	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$25246

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101