Albuquerque vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	34
😀 Quality of life	83	80
🏙️ Population	565K	543K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 1% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1874th and 1962nd ($1985 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 1679th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Ranked 115th vs 156th best cities to live in the United States, and 428th vs 561st 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	$17.8	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262