Albuquerque vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$499
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	27	63
😀 Quality of life	83	57
🏙️ Population	565K	1.76M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 125% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1965th and 6319th ($2026 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 3rd in the United States and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United States vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 561st and 6235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Quito

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	Albuquerque	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$8496

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$569
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$538
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$656
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$640
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$510
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$637
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$847
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$663
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$785
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$755
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$814
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$905
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1029
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$822
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$734
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$716
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$606
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$514
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$594
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$590
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$829
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$825
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$746
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$592
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$668
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$537
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$714
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$605
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$660
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$619
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$650
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$719
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$738
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$709
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$789
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$547