Albuquerque vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	27	82
😀 Quality of life	83	89
🏙️ Population	565K	468K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 10% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1945th and 1363rd ($2029 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 1143rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Ranked 168th vs 54th best cities to live in the United States, and 518th vs 219th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Raleigh

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	Albuquerque	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$24243

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729