Albuquerque vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$5772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	27	87
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	565K	1.39M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 37% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1562nd and 45th ($2111 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 36th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Ranked 101st vs 12th best cities to live in the United States, and 396th vs 75th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs San Diego

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	Albuquerque	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$21468

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647