Albuquerque vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	27	95
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	565K	985K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 20% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1965th and 849th ($2026 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 1st in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 561st and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Stockholm

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	Albuquerque	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516