Albuquerque vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	33
😀 Quality of life	83	84
🏙️ Population	565K	543K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 5% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1965th and 2278th ($2026 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 1724th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 185th vs 164th best cities to live in the United States, and 561st vs 490th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Tucson

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	Albuquerque	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190