Albuquerque vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$1637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	27
😀 Quality of life	83	59
🏙️ Population	565K	687K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 80% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1874th and 4828th ($1985 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 120th 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 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 428th and 5447th 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	$17.8	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$7261

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387