Albuquerque vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$4529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	54
😀 Quality of life	83	87
🏙️ Population	565K	525K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 29% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1965th and 346th ($2026 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 285th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Ranked 185th vs 116th best cities to live in the United States, and 561st vs 376th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Sacramento

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	Albuquerque	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$23546

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859