New Mexico CitiesThe cost of living varies considerably across different
communities in New Mexico. It is generally higher in
Santa Fe, Taos and Los Alamos (especially for housing)
and lower in smaller towns and rural areas.
The listing below shows the relative costs for major
items in a recent year (1998) which is the latest
readily available for representative cities. It uses a
base of 100.0 as the national average.
When considering
costs also remember that pay for many jobs in New Mexico
is below the national average.
| City |
Overall |
Food |
Housing |
Utilities |
Health |
| Albuquerque |
102.8 |
104.7 |
104.9 |
104.2 |
113.1 |
| Carlsbad |
96.3 |
101.7 |
94.3 |
77.2 |
99.1 |
| Clovis |
93.6 |
98.6 |
90.1 |
71.8 |
94.1 |
| Farmington |
103.4 |
105.9 |
98.2 |
106.4 |
105.7 |
| Hobbs |
93.9 |
104.3 |
87.7 |
75.6 |
104.3 |
| Las Cruces |
98.7 |
95.5 |
98.2 |
99.2 |
98.6 |
| Roswell |
91.4 |
104.3 |
84.5 |
67.5 |
93.2 |
| Santa Fe |
114.9 |
102.8 |
143.5 |
92.2 |
107.3 |
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