Albuquerque vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2226
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$5309
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$2217
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$693
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$3883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	85
😀 Quality of life	83	89
🏙️ Population	565K	384K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 9% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 1965th and 1435th ($2026 vs $2226) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 1194th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Ranked 185th vs 83rd best cities to live in the United States, and 561st vs 290th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs New Orleans

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	Albuquerque	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$3.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$1551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$10147

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962