Albuquerque vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$3911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	74
😀 Quality of life	83	89
🏙️ Population	565K	486K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 0.5% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 1965th and 1987th ($2026 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 1557th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Ranked 185th vs 63rd best cities to live in the United States, and 561st vs 243rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Omaha

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	Albuquerque	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$24676

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995