Albuquerque vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$4141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	75
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	565K	486K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 4% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 1874th and 1666th ($1985 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 1477th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 2 months in Omaha. Ranked 115th vs 57th best cities to live in the United States, and 428th vs 242nd 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	$17.8	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$24732

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979