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Cost & Benefits

Albuquerque vs Los Alamos

Simple answer

You'd likely save $214 a month in Albuquerque.

Typical rent is $1,359 in Los Alamos and $1,145 in Albuquerque. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Albuquerque

New Mexico

Typical rent
$1,145
Typical pay
$68,317 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,384
Price index
95.5 (metro)

Los Alamos

New Mexico

Typical rent
$1,359
Typical pay
$141,018 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,874
Price index
92.2 (state)

Benefits after a move

Albuquerque and Los Alamos are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.