Albuquerque vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$3072
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	79
😀 Quality of life	83	94
🏙️ Population	565K	568K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 9% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1965th and 1407th ($2026 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 17th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 561st and 49th 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	$19	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$12497

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798