Albuquerque vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	27	18
😀 Quality of life	84	66
🏙️ Population	565K	955K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 15% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2114th and 3094th ($1964 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 10th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 484th and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Tenerife

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	Albuquerque	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$6640

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401