Albuquerque vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$2219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	91
😀 Quality of life	84	89
🏙️ Population	565K	2.75M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 3% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2114th and 1942nd ($1964 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 484th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Rome

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	Albuquerque	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$10916

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323