Albuquerque vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1964
$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4905
$4466
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$1794
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3901
$4100
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
27
81
😀 Quality of life
84
92
🏙️ Population
565K
1.43M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 3% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 2114th and 1930th ($1964 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 1571st 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 149th vs 34th best cities to live in the United States, and 484th vs 124th 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
$17.1
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.94
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.04
$6.22
 Cappuccino
$5.09
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1041
$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$931
$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1917
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1672
$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.6
$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.46%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2482
$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2176
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$17.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.67
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1469
$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29106
$15049

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$2204
110 km or 69 mi Espanola
$2235
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2164
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2178
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2233
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2210
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2215
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2222
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2169
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2416
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2221
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2241
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2196
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2148
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2188
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2105
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2075
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$2022
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2011
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$943
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1697
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2136
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1862
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1981
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1719
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$944
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$748
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1993
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1900
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2209
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2279
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2229
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2216
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2770
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2730
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$2240
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$2094
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1828
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2177
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2154