Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest-city jobs and housing market in New Mexico, promoted in source-ready batch 03 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
New Mexico
Hobbs is a energy-market wage and housing market in New Mexico, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Hobbs has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Hobbs has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Hobbs minus Albuquerque.
| Metric | Albuquerque | Hobbs | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,460 | $1,398 | -$62 | Hobbs | Hobbs has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $346,496 | $217,558 | -$128,938 | Hobbs | Hobbs has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $179/mo | $191/mo | +$12/mo | Albuquerque | Albuquerque has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 97 | 100 | +3 | Albuquerque | Albuquerque has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $63,840 | $50,400 | -$13,440 | Hobbs | Hobbs has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 76/100 | 77/100 | +1 | Hobbs | Hobbs has the higher move score. |