Albuquerque vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Albuquerque Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$730
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$1081
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1949
$504
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5123
$547
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
27
38
😀 Quality of life
81
56
🏙️ Population
565K
1.43M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 151% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 2080th and 6479th ($1833 vs $730) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1882nd and 38th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.8 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Albuquerque ranked 75th best city to live in the United States vs Puebla ranked 12th in Mexico, while ranked 319th and 5819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$9.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.45
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2044
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5060
$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.08
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$6.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.89
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$875
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13552
$3606

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$2007
110 km or 69 mi Espanola
$2010
170 km or 106 mi Taos
$2100
197 km or 123 mi Gallup
$2022
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$1916
254 km or 158 mi Alamogordo
$1430
272 km or 169 mi Roswell
$2014
311 km or 193 mi Las Cruces
$1229
321 km or 200 mi Clovis
$1569
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1684
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1413
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$777
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$2013
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$1968
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$2017
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2021
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1364
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2010
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$1961
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2235
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$2009
467 km or 290 mi Lubbock
$1548
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1728
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2018
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2015
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2011
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2020
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$690
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2017
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$1900
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2023
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$1555
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2516
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2373
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2315
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2024
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2014
520 km or 323 mi Littleton
$1955
520 km or 323 mi Scottsdale
$2025

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$694
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$711
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$601
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$661
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$681
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$670
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$703
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1045
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$814
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$689
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$527
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$790
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$803
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$692
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$716
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$726
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$922
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$640
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$691
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$694
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$576
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$991
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$608
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$515
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$676
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$693
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$672
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$770
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$690
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$494
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$613
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$710
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$692
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$691
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$796
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$673
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$692
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$622
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$645
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$701