Albuquerque vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$2574
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$448
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$1285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	81
😀 Quality of life	84	75
🏙️ Population	565K	1.6M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 84% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 2114th and 5117th ($1964 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 151st 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 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Fukuoka ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 484th and 1848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Fukuoka

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	Albuquerque	Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.21
🥤 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	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$2845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$12707

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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 Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$933
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$929
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$919
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$930
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$931
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$909
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$936
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$906
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$939
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$923
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$942
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$876
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$832
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$844
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$950
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$934
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$942
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$919
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$829
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$873
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$852
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$831
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$950
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$955
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$901
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$939
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$957
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$955
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$884
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$874
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$853
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$841
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$913
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$843
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$864
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$860