Albuquerque vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	27	82
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	565K	577K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 3% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1874th and 1702nd ($1985 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 1506th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 115th vs 55th best cities to live in the United States, and 428th vs 240th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Milwaukee

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	Albuquerque	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$24191

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378