Albuquerque vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$2805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	83	93
🏙️ Population	565K	1.76M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 8% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1562nd and 2002nd ($2111 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 54th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 396th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Montreal

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	Albuquerque	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$6957

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610