Albuquerque vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$4109
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1059
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$1733
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$1958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	76
😀 Quality of life	83	87
🏙️ Population	565K	841K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 12% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 1945th and 2757th ($2029 vs $1812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 9th 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 1.1 months in Valencia, Spain. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Valencia, Spain ranked 6th in Spain, while ranked 518th and 354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Valencia, Spain

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	Albuquerque	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$4.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$866
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$97.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$10416

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1408
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1401
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1271
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1238
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1150
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1421
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1342
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1620
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1546
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1340
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1519
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1203
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1372
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1381
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1513
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1494
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1268
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1316
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1303
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1246
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2775
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1279
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1272
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1195
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1173
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1313
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1524
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1245
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1721
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626