| Index | La Luz | Albuquerque | New Mexico |
| Cost of living | 112 | 100 | 93 |
| Goods & Services | 100 | 100 | 97 |
| Groceries | 97 | 97 | 97 |
| Health care | 96 | 96 | 97 |
| Housing | 146 | 105 | 86 |
| Transportation | 93 | 93 | 95 |
| Utilities | 99 | 99 | 90 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $76,319 | $6,360 | $1,781 | $2,290 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| New Mexico | 5% | 8.688% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| New Mexico | 1.7% | 5.9% |
| Item | Albuquerque | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $31.90 | $24.26 | 31.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $50.83 | $45.56 | 11.6% |
| Toothpaste | $3.62 | $3.70 | 2.3% |
| Shampoo | $1.15 | $1.28 | 10.5% |
| Movie | $12.54 | $12.13 | 3.3% |
| Bowling | $20.89 | $18.00 | 16.1% |
| Item | Albuquerque | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.11 | $5.84 | 12.5% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.32 | $1.57 | 16.1% |
| Milk | $4.63 | $4.67 | 1.0% |
| Potatoes | $4.18 | $4.93 | 15.3% |
| Pizza | $13.42 | $12.09 | 11.0% |
| Beer | $11.07 | $10.41 | 6.4% |
| Item | Albuquerque | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $136.89 | $125.68 | 8.9% |
| Doctor | $134.17 | $135.78 | 1.2% |
| Dentist | $111.42 | $113.29 | 1.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.43 | $10.65 | 2.1% |
| Lipitor | $380.06 | $468.60 | 18.9% |
| Item | Albuquerque | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $204,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 10.5% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,905.97 | $2,346.69 | 18.8% |
| Apartment Rent | $889.00 | $949.00 | 6.3% |
| Item | Albuquerque | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.50 | $3.46 | 1.1% |
| Tire Balancing | $43.87 | $59.92 | 26.8% |
| Item | Albuquerque | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $191.24 | $193.99 | 1.4% |
| Phone | $190.51 | $192.25 | 0.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Pajarito Mesa, NM | 310 | 76 | 24.3% |
| Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County), NM | 725 | 79 | 21.1% |
| Monterey Park, NM | 1,097 | 86 | 14.2% |
| Santa Ana Pueblo, NM | 944 | 90 | 9.8% |
| Indian Hills, NM | 810 | 92 | 8.2% |
| Albuquerque, NM | 560,447 | 100 | 0.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Surrey, BC | 560,150 | n/a | |
| Québec, QC | 548,244 | n/a | |
| Tucson, AZ | 545,340 | 101 | 1.1% |
| Milwaukee, WI | 592,649 | 93 | 6.5% |
| Fresno, CA | 526,147 | 116 | 16.5% |
| Albuquerque, NM | 560,447 | 100 | 0.2% |
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