Albuquerque vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	38
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	565K	549K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 20% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1965th and 3269th ($2026 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 113th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 561st and 332nd 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	$19	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$7052

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934