Albuquerque vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$3603
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	27	46
😀 Quality of life	83	80
🏙️ Population	565K	398K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 10% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1874th and 2367th ($1985 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 1932nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 2 months in Wichita. Ranked 115th vs 152nd best cities to live in the United States, and 428th vs 552nd 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	$17.8	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$15994

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312