Albuquerque vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	74
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	565K	459K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 17% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1945th and 978th ($2029 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 841st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 168th vs 82nd best cities to live in the United States, and 518th vs 286th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Virginia Beach

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	Albuquerque	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769