Albuquerque vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	50
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	565K	1.02M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 3% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1874th and 1701st ($1985 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 25th 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 1.5 months in Ottawa. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 428th and 162nd 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	$17.8	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$19030

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800