Cost of Living in Albuquerque, NM

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Annual Breakdown

Gross Salary $70,000
Taxes (Est.) ...
Housing (Rent) -$17,568
Net Income ...

Cost of Living Index

88.7
Cheaper Avg (100) Pricier

Living in Albuquerque, NM is roughly 11% less expensive than the national average.

Monthly Take-Home

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Affordability Score

Grade
Rent Burden –%
Affordable (<20%) 30% Rule Stretched (>40%)

K-12 Schools

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Schools 285
Enrollment 135,531
Pupil:Teacher 0:1
Charter 18.6%
Title I 0%

Colleges & Universities

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Institutions 12
Avg In-State $3,392
Avg Out-of-State $12,732
Avg Grad Rate 57.1%
Institution Enrollment In-State Tuition Grad Rate
A Better U Beauty Barber Academy 52 $0 96.0%
Avenue Academy, A Cosmetology Institute 97 $0 85.0%
Aveda Institute-New Mexico 157 $0 83.0%
Paul Mitchell the School-Albuquerque 113 $0 83.0%
Brookline College-Albuquerque 492 $0 65.0%
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque 737 $0 59.0%
Carrington College-Albuquerque 297 $0 54.0%
University of New Mexico-Main Campus 22,700 $6,803 53.0%
Central New Mexico Community College 19,067 $1,584 29.0%
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus 1,309 $1,788 19.0%
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute 233 $0 9.0%