Albuquerque vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	39
😀 Quality of life	83	86
🏙️ Population	565K	549K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 18% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1562nd and 2544th ($2111 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 95th 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 1.4 months in Quebec City. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 396th and 316th 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	$18.1	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$6253

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751