Albuquerque vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	99
😀 Quality of life	83	94
🏙️ Population	565K	2.1M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 18% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1945th and 964th ($2029 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd 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 1.5 months in Paris. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 518th and 34th 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	$17	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$19577

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506