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 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 

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  $      76.02

 $            39.19

 $               285.03
Anaheim  $       203.30  $       93.32  $            54.87  $               351.49
Dallas  $       179.24  $       70.63  $            55.29  $               305.16
Denver  $       200.91  $       67.88  $            60.74  $               329.53
Las Vegas  $       187.12  $       76.63  $            33.06  $               296.81
Oklahoma City  $       164.82  $       63.17  $            36.13  $               264.12
Phoenix   $       114.89  $       67.44  $            54.69  $               237.02
Portland  $       167.33  $       74.50  $            57.23  $               299.06
Sacramento  $       157.20  $       87.72  $            49.80  $               294.72
Salt Lake City  $       163.76  $       76.29  $            22.99  $               263.04
San Antonio  $       185.03  $       74.75  $            25.71  $               285.49
San Diego  $       238.37  $       80.35  $            39.47  $               358.19
San Jose  $       196.60  $       96.88  $            53.24  $               346.72
Seattle  $       220.21  $       84.15  $            49.27  $               353.63
Tucson   $       175.92  $       66.45  $            27.20  $               269.57
Tulsa  $       155.12  $       65.33  $            47.71  $               268.16

Based on Runzheimer International, June 6, 2010

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