Albuquerque vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1382
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$2287
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$3866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	27	81
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	565K	1.43M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 0.4% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1221st and 1242nd ($2227 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 1113th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Ranked 116th vs 25th best cities to live in the United States, and 525th vs 137th 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	$16	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$5.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$94
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$19044

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2013
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2312
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2066
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2112
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1818
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1613
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1696
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2411
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1798
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2287
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1687
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1860
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1710
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$2042
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2392
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2425
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2105
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2374
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2459

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2146
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2146
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2093
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2150
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2590
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2190
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2095
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2146
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1902
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1979
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$710
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1560
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2066
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1789
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1931
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1842
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$789
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$595
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1925
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1829
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2071
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2128
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$1972
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2221
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2126
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1801
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2118
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2108