Albuquerque vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$3414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	27	99
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	565K	2.15M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 10% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1562nd and 998th ($2111 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 396th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Paris

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	Albuquerque	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$18941

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395