Albuquerque vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$3944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	85
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	565K	442K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 35% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1874th and 119th ($1985 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 107th 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 115th vs 29th best cities to live in the United States, and 428th vs 140th 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	$17.8	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$23889

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882