Albuquerque vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$2472
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	39
😀 Quality of life	79	87
🏙️ Population	565K	549K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 34% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1221st and 2827th ($2227 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 109th 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 1.5 months in Quebec City. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 525th and 204th 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	$16	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$6211

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2013
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2312
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2066
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2112
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1818
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1613
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1696
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2411
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1798
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2287
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1687
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1860
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1710
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$2042
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2392
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2425
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2105
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2374
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2459

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813