Albuquerque vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$5065
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$1300
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$3751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	27	79
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	565K	709K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 10% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 1562nd and 1029th ($2111 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 1st in the United States and Norway, respectively. Check the United States vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 396th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Oslo

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	Albuquerque	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$10.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$7583

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1885
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1955
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2149
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1826
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1724
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1908
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1613
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1884
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1645
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1898
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1714
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1713
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1267
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1816
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1583
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1259
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1710
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1417
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1415
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1209
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1393
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1725
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1275
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1596
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1510
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1264
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1593
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1824
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2139
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2161