Albuquerque vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	50
😀 Quality of life	83	89
🏙️ Population	565K	1.02M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 6% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1562nd and 1290th ($2111 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 396th and 167th 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	$18.1	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$20100

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884