Albuquerque vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$4175
😷 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 15% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1965th and 1097th ($2026 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 940th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 185th vs 88th best cities to live in the United States, and 561st vs 304th 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	$19	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$15986

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763