Albuquerque vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$5848
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1415
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$2495
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$4333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	27	86
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	565K	430K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 17% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1945th and 1017th ($2029 vs $2434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 876th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.8 months in Minneapolis. Ranked 168th vs 80th best cities to live in the United States, and 518th vs 283rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Minneapolis

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	Albuquerque	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$2834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$2128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$3389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$2191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$7.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$6.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$8.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$1397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$26236

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618