Albuquerque vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$4424
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	27	83
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	565K	430K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 6% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1562nd and 1228th ($2111 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 1082nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Ranked 101st vs 60th best cities to live in the United States, and 396th vs 234th 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	$18.1	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$27084

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640