Albuquerque vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	24
😀 Quality of life	83	81
🏙️ Population	565K	693K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 41% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1945th and 4194th ($2029 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 64th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 518th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Zaragoza

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	Albuquerque	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$8171

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643