Albuquerque vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2029
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$1176
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$2060
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$600
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3981
$2928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
27
100
😀 Quality of life
83
93
🏙️ Population
565K
1.9M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 7% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1945th and 2370th ($2029 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 64th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 518th and 49th 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
$17
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.6
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2103
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1774
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.8
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.18
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.78
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1503
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25284
$6432

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197 km or 123 mi Gallup
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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828