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Affordability

Golfing by ACVBImmerse 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

  • $273.92 per-diem hotel, food & transportation - are among the lowest of 16 cities surveyed by Runzheimer International Guide to Daily Travel Prices January 2012
  • 6%  Lodging Tax - among the lowest in the country
  • 7% Gross Receipts Tax - also low 

Transportation  

  • $18 - a typical cab fare from the Airport to Downtown 
  • $63 - average daily rates for a compact car; a mid-sized car starts at $70 

Outdoor Activities 

  • $40 - average golfing greens fee for 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 $8
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 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  $   167.00  $    76.19  $          30.73  $         273.92
Anaheim  $   203.23  $    80.27  $          44.54  $         328.04
Dallas  $   179.96  $    70.78  $          57.98  $         308.72
Denver  $   188.10  $    62.37  $          56.31  $         306.78
Las Vegas  $   182.08  $    95.61  $          33.60  $         311.29
Oklahoma City  $   161.67  $    55.72  $          40.27  $         257.66
Phoenix   $   173.30  $    78.14  $          42.75  $         294.19
Portland  $   167.33  $    76.14  $          46.43  $         289.90
Sacramento  $   153.21  $    84.18  $          44.81  $         282.20
Salt Lake City  $   163.76  $    66.23  $          24.32  $         254.31
San Antonio  $   185.03  $    67.38  $          37.50  $         289.91
San Diego  $   239.87  $    80.58  $          30.95  $         351.40
San Jose  $   196.52  $    89.99  $          41.98  $         328.49
Seattle  $   213.79  $    80.89  $          45.36  $         340.04
Tucson   $   133.21  $    70.23  $          38.20  $         241.64
Tulsa  $   159.53  $    67.16  $          42.87  $         269.56

Based on Runzheimer International January 2012
 
 
 
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