Albuquerque vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1251
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$3033
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$569
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$915
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$1995
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	27	91
😀 Quality of life	84	81
🏙️ Population	565K	975K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 57% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 2114th and 4599th ($1964 vs $1251) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 28th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.6 months in Chiba. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Chiba ranked 26th in Japan, while ranked 484th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Chiba

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	Albuquerque	Chiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$5524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$3921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$78.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$5.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$18267

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Chiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Yotsukaido	$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi	Narashino	$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi	Ichihara	$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi	Yachiyo	$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi	Funabashi	$1117
18 km or 11 mi	Sakura	$1034
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Shisui	$1006
21 km or 13 mi	Yachimata	$1027
22 km or 13 mi	Kamagaya	$1021
22 km or 13 mi	Shiroi	$1025
22 km or 14 mi	Oamishirasato	$1047
23 km or 14 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
24 km or 15 mi	Togane	$1046
26 km or 16 mi	Mobara	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Tomisato	$1001
26 km or 16 mi	Inzai	$1021
26 km or 16 mi	Hirai	$1055
27 km or 17 mi	Matsudo	$1024
28 km or 18 mi	Narita	$985
28 km or 18 mi	Sanmu	$1035
30 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1004
30 km or 19 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
30 km or 19 mi	Abiko	$1034
31 km or 19 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
33 km or 20 mi	Misato	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
34 km or 21 mi	Yashio	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
35 km or 22 mi	Toride	$1014
36 km or 22 mi	Ryugasaki	$1006
37 km or 23 mi	Soka	$1047
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
37 km or 23 mi	Yokoshibahikari	$1025
37 km or 23 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
38 km or 24 mi	Tokyo	$1698
40 km or 25 mi	Futtsu	$1067
40 km or 25 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
41 km or 25 mi	Moriya	$1016