Albuquerque vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$6013
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1622
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$2504
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$818
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$4320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	27	81
😀 Quality of life	83	94
🏙️ Population	565K	718K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 29% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 1945th and 381st ($2029 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd 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 1.5 months in Oslo. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 518th and 27th 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	$17	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$12.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$15566

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336