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Las Vegas, NM vs Santa Fe, NM

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Is it cheaper to live in Santa Fe or is it cheaper to live in Las Vegas?
- Santa Fe is 42.7% more expensive than Las Vegas.

Which city has more affordable housing, Santa Fe or Las Vegas?
- Santa Fe housing costs are 217.8% more expensive than Las Vegas housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Las Vegas or is Health Care more affordable in Santa Fe.
- Health related expenses are 3.4% less in Santa Fe.
 Las Vegas, NMSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Overall  Unlock112.0100
 Food & Groceries93.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock82.2100
 Housing50.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$541,100$338,100
 Utilities105  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock80.2100
 Miscellaneous77.1  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Las Vegas    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I was motivated to write this review because Las Vegas is my favorite getaway from SE Colorado, where I live. I've been there many, many times -- I stay overnight there  More

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I live in Colorado and have driven by Las Vegas at least 20 times and always wished I could stop to visit. I even considered it as an option of future residence until I  More

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Over 16 years ago

Las Vegas New Mexico is truly an architectural gem-100s of historic registered buildings from victorian mansions to adobe haciendas unfortunately it is also full of  More

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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