Albuquerque vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	86
😀 Quality of life	83	94
🏙️ Population	565K	2.79M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 16% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1945th and 1059th ($2029 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 6th 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 Toronto. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 518th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Albuquerque	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053