Albuquerque vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$4633
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1088
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$3439
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	52
😀 Quality of life	83	85
🏙️ Population	565K	413K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 7% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 1945th and 2365th ($2029 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 1773rd 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 Tulsa. Ranked 168th vs 136th best cities to live in the United States, and 518th vs 417th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Tulsa

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	Albuquerque	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$1834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$9.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$98.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$73.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$1173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$25390

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1902
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1853
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1515
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1830
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1449
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1702
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1942
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2089
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1952
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2165
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2055
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2054
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1777
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1788
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1824
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1605
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2008
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2085
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1809
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1871
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1924
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1859
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1896
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1707
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1750
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1357
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1843
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1537
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1273
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1429
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2188