Albuquerque vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$6506
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	80
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	565K	737K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 25% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1221st and 145th ($2227 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 120th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ranked 116th vs 19th best cities to live in the United States, and 525th vs 125th 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	$16	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$29730

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210