Albuquerque vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$1964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	75
😀 Quality of life	83	83
🏙️ Population	565K	826K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 30% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 1874th and 3333rd ($1985 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 17th 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 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 428th and 440th 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	$17.8	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$9798

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434