Albuquerque vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1452
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$2169
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	27	54
😀 Quality of life	79	82
🏙️ Population	565K	342K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 0.9% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 1221st and 1165th ($2227 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 1048th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1 months in San Juan. Ranked 116th vs 86th best cities to live in the United States, and 525th vs 365th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs San Juan

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	Albuquerque	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$3.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$1751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$1090
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$2849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$1864
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$3370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$2401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$5.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$10957

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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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1816
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1452
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1429
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1213
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1496
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1644
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1341
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1172
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1445
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1512
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1611
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1498
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1676
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1500
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1726
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1468
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1203
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1578
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1006
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1651
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1617
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1503
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1596
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1523
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1561
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1251
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1194
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1571
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1282
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$779
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1447
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1572
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1543
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1273
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1522
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1168
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1236
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185