Albuquerque vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$3492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	46
😀 Quality of life	83	85
🏙️ Population	565K	398K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 11% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1965th and 2786th ($2026 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 1921st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.9 months in Wichita. Ranked 185th vs 150th best cities to live in the United States, and 561st vs 462nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Wichita

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	Albuquerque	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$16041

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328