Albuquerque vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Albuquerque	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2227	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5507	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$2709	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$610	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4282	$6776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	79	95
🏙️ Population	565K	690K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 28% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1221st and 96th ($2227 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 82nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Ranked 116th vs 3rd best cities to live in the United States, and 525th vs 22nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Washington

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	Albuquerque	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1432	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1078	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2625	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2364	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3560	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.19	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.01	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1346	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6035	$28279

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2013
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2312
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2066
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2112
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1818
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1613
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1696
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2411
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1798
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2287
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1687
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2269
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2334
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1860
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1710
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1916
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2355
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$2042
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2282
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2392
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2425
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2105
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2374
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2459

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846