Albuquerque vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2029
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$4674
🏠 One person rent
$1176
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$2060
$1801
🍽️ Food expenses
$600
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3981
$4112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
27
81
😀 Quality of life
83
91
🏙️ Population
565K
1.43M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 2% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1945th and 1833rd ($2029 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 1452nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ranked 168th vs 39th best cities to live in the United States, and 518th vs 156th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs San Antonio

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Albuquerque San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.6
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2103
$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1774
$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.8
$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.18
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.78
$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1503
$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25284
$19123

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110 km or 69 mi Espanola
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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

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2093
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2105
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2123
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2120
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2125
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2168
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$1944
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2475
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2151
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2149
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2141
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2110
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2003
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1937
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1857
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1903
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$1005
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1722
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2070
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1855
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1897
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$1010
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$796
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1950
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1843
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2096
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2066
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2011
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2093
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2519
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2754
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2261
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2107
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1860
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2064
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2093