Albuquerque vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$2766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	80
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	565K	568K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 13% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1874th and 1194th ($1985 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 11th 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 1.2 months in Surrey. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 428th and 122nd 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	$17.8	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$12026

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606