Albuquerque vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$5746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	97
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	565K	441K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 33% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1562nd and 91st ($2111 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 73rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Ranked 101st vs 4th best cities to live in the United States, and 396th vs 38th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Oakland

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	Albuquerque	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288