Albuquerque vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1662
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$2865
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$2589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	27	11
😀 Quality of life	83	66
🏙️ Population	565K	228K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 26% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 1965th and 503rd ($2026 vs $2744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 1st in the United States and the Bahamas, respectively. Check the United States vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.9 months in Nassau. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 561st and 4997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Nassau

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	Albuquerque	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$29.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$2495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$4174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$3296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$4.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$29.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$5.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$16513

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
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

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664