Albuquerque vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	49
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	565K	1.02M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 5% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1965th and 1668th ($2026 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 27th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 561st and 123rd 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	$19	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$17337

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891