Albuquerque vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	49
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	565K	1.02M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 4% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1945th and 1688th ($2029 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 22nd in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 518th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Ottawa

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	Albuquerque	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875