Albuquerque vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$6618
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	80
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	565K	737K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 36% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1945th and 126th ($2029 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 94th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Ranked 168th vs 33rd best cities to live in the United States, and 518th vs 147th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Seattle

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	Albuquerque	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$30033

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
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

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098