Albuquerque vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	27	63
😀 Quality of life	83	60
🏙️ Population	565K	1.76M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 134% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1562nd and 6126th ($2111 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 2nd 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 396th and 5262nd 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	$18.1	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$7183

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483