Albuquerque vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$4411
😷 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 13% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1965th and 1246th ($2026 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 1054th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Ranked 185th vs 64th best cities to live in the United States, and 561st vs 245th 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	$19	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736