Affordability

Golfing by ACVBIndulge yourself in Albuquerque! The Duke City is a fantastic value. Local services and entertainment options are available to a wide range of budgets so everyone can afford to have a great time.

Albuquerque's value is nationally ranked
  • Albuquerque ranks as the second most affordable destination in North America according to AAA's Annual Vacation Costs Survey for 2008
  • 6th Best Overall Value for Visitors according to the Hotwire® Travel Value Index, 2006
  • Top 25 Bargain Destinations for Hotels and Meal Rates by Expo magazine, 2005
  • 5th Best Metro Overall and 5th Lowest Cost City for Doing Business by Forbes magazine, 2005

See more Albuquerque Rankings
 

Lodging and Meals

  • $267 per-diem hotel, food & transportation - are among the lowest of 15 cities surveyed by Runzheimer International Guide to Daily Travel Prices June 2009 
  • 6%  Lodging Tax -among the lowest in the country
  • 6.875% Gross Receipts Tax- also low 

Transportation  

  • $14 A typical cab fare from the Airport to Downtown 
  • $30 Average daily rates for a compact car; a mid-sized car starts at $35 

Outdoor Activities 

  • $40 Average golfing greens fees 18-holes with a cart at the city’s 14 public and private courses 
  • $145 Cost of a hot air balloon ride
  • $24 Mountain bike rental packages 

National Hispanic Cultural Center gallery by ACVBMuseums: Free to $7
Museum admission prices at Albuquerque's 18 great museums  

Performances: $10+
Starting ticket prices for a wide range of theatre, dance and music performances  

Spectator Sports: $5+
Starting admission to sporting events including Isotopes- professional baseball, Scorpions- professional ice hockey and University of New Mexico Lobos nationally-ranked basketball, football and baseball games

Runzheimer Guide to Daily Travel Prices

 
What a business traveler can expect to spend in one day.
 
  Hotel Rates Food  Transportation TTL Per Diem
Albuquerque  $       169.82    $       74.38  $               22.96  $               267.16 
Anaheim  $       202.20  $       81.12  $               48.11  $               331.43
Dallas  $       185.23  $       70.63  $               60.56  $               316.42
Denver  $       196.81  $       65.71  $               53.94  $               316.46
Las Vegas  $       187.12  $       74.98  $               34.39  $               296.49
Oklahoma City  $       169.26  $       61.81  $               36.27  $               267.34
Phoenix   $       119.01  $       75.75  $               35.95  $               230.71
Portland  $       167.38  $       68.80  $               45.49  $               281.67
Sacramento  $       157.20  $       66.36  $               44.37  $               267.93
Salt Lake City  $       164.38  $       74.80  $               21.93  $               261.11
San Antonio  $       189.76  $       74.27  $               38.58  $               302.61
San Diego  $       238.37     $       79.50  $               32.01  $               349.88
San Jose  $       205.06  $       78.83  $               47.15  $               331.04
Seattle  $       216.52  $       82.57  $               57.28  $               356.37
Tucson   $       142.12  $       66.79  $               34.00  $               242.91
Tulsa  $       154.90  $       59.81  $               40.64  $               255.35


Based on Runzheimer International, June 24, 2009

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