Albuquerque vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$2529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	46
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	565K	750K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 10% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1965th and 2723rd ($2026 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 95th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 561st and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/albuquerque/winnipeg.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Albuquerque vs Winnipeg infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/albuquerque/winnipeg" target="_blank">Albuquerque vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Albuquerque vs Winnipeg

Prices for goods and services in Albuquerque and Winnipeg are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Albuquerque	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$13280

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429