Albuquerque vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$3073
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	79
😀 Quality of life	83	93
🏙️ Population	565K	568K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 3% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1945th and 1777th ($2029 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 28th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 518th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Surrey

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	Albuquerque	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$12113

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797