Moving from Las Cruces to Albuquerque
Las Cruces to Albuquerque: $317 more leftover
$2,363/mo leftover in Albuquerque vs $2,046 in Las Cruces after tax and rent ($317 more). +$3,804 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Las Cruces leftover
$2,046
a month after tax and rent
Albuquerque leftover
$2,363
+$317 vs Las Cruces
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 396 households moved Las Cruces → Albuquerque (about 584 people, average AGI $43,732). 310 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Las Cruces | Albuquerque |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $4,866 | $5,392 |
| Rent | $862 | $1,119 |
| All other costs | $1,958 | $1,910 |
| Left over | $2,046 | $2,363 |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Las Cruces and Albuquerque moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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What the move itself costs
About 231 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,800–$3,350
- Container or pod
- $1,200–$2,250
- Rent a truck
- $500–$900
Dig into Albuquerque
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Albuquerque than Las Cruces?
A one-bedroom is about $862 in Las Cruces versus $1,119 in Albuquerque. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $317 a month higher in Albuquerque. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Albuquerque have state income tax?
Albuquerque is in New Mexico, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Las Cruces to Albuquerque?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Las Cruces → Albuquerque move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.