Affordability
Indulge 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 November 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
Museums: 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 |
$ 186.81 |
$ 70.63 |
$ 60.56 |
$ 318.00 |
| Denver |
$ 196.81 |
$ 65.71 |
$ 53.94 |
$ 316.46 |
| Las Vegas |
$ 187.12 |
$ 74.98 |
$ 34.40 |
$ 296.50 |
| Oklahoma City |
$ 168.02 |
$ 61.81 |
$ 36.27 |
$ 266.10 |
| Phoenix |
$ 157.93 |
$ 75.75 |
$ 35.95 |
$ 269.63 |
| Portland |
$ 167.23 |
$ 74.50 |
$ 45.49 |
$ 287.22 |
| Sacramento |
$ 160.23 |
$ 70.40 |
$ 44.37 |
$ 275.00 |
| Salt Lake City |
$ 166.67 |
$ 74.80 |
$ 21.93 |
$ 263.40 |
| San Antonio |
$ 187.03 |
$ 74.27 |
$ 38.58 |
$ 299.88
|
| San Diego |
$ 238.37
|
$ 81.15 |
$ 32.01 |
$ 351.53 |
| San Jose |
$ 205.06 |
$ 82.08 |
$ 46.98 |
$ 334.12 |
| Seattle |
$ 216.35 |
$ 82.57 |
$ 57.28 |
$ 356.20 |
| Tucson |
$ 142.12 |
$ 61.84 |
$ 34.00 |
$ 237.96 |
| Tulsa |
$ 154.90 |
$ 65.33 |
$ 40.64 |
$ 260.87 |
Based on Runzheimer International, November 13, 2009