Albuquerque vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	99
😀 Quality of life	83	100
🏙️ Population	565K	5.45M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 29% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1945th and 370th ($2029 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

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

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Sydney

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	Albuquerque	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863