Albuquerque vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2026
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5037
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$1168
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.4
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3847
$3005
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
27
100
😀 Quality of life
83
96
🏙️ Population
565K
1.8M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 5% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1965th and 2284th ($2026 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 58th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 561st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.4
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1143
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$961
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2114
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.94
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.8
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1491
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24972
$5550

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$2216
110 km or 69 mi Espanola
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197 km or 123 mi Gallup
$2190
230 km or 143 mi Farmington
$2472
254 km or 158 mi Alamogordo
$1734
272 km or 169 mi Roswell
$1928
311 km or 193 mi Las Cruces
$1641
321 km or 200 mi Clovis
$1724
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1855
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1828
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1002
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1876
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2140
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1924
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2323
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1817
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$2451
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2589
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$2023
467 km or 290 mi Lubbock
$1934
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$2168
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2490
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2444
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2510
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$863
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2050
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$3022
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$1930
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2381
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2298
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2089
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2524
520 km or 323 mi Littleton
$2286
520 km or 323 mi Scottsdale
$2471

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
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$1805