Albuquerque vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	80
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	565K	737K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 36% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1965th and 142nd ($2026 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 101st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Ranked 185th vs 5th best cities to live in the United States, and 561st vs 32nd 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	$19	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$28950

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173