Albuquerque vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	38
😀 Quality of life	83	87
🏙️ Population	565K	574K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 23% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1945th and 3402nd ($2029 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 518th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Quebec City

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	Albuquerque	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$8149

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913