Cost of living comparison
Pueblo is 8.6% more expensive than Albuquerque.
If you lived in Pueblo instead of Albuquerque, you would:
pay 45.8% more for restaurants
Albuquerque
|
Pueblo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$43.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
|
$8.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
Albuquerque
|
Pueblo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
|
$4.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.44
|
$4.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$3.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
|
$4.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
|
$6.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.96
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
Albuquerque
|
Pueblo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
|
$3.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
|
$43.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
|
$32,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.95
|
$18.57
|
|
pay 1.6% more for housing
Albuquerque
|
Pueblo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.49
|
$52.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,496.00
|
$800.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,223.50
|
$1,025.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
|
$242.16
|
|
pay 13.5% less for childcare
Albuquerque
|
Pueblo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$866.67
|
$750.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,666.67
|
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pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
Albuquerque
|
Pueblo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.46
|
$4.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$8.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
|
$20.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.75
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
Albuquerque
|
Pueblo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.38
|
$51.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.33
|
$47.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.00
|
$101.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.54
|
$162.50
|
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