Albuquerque vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$883
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$2148
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$336
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$2547
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	27	63
😀 Quality of life	84	89
🏙️ Population	565K	1.2M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 122% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 2114th and 6313th ($1964 vs $883) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 874th 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 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 484th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Hiroshima

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	Albuquerque	Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$5.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$79.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$1883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$1565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$3590

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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 Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$859
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$882
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$877
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$904
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$913
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$926
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$957
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$986
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$934
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$939
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$972
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$961
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$964
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$952
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$975
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1019
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$954
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$951
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$950
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$955
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$944
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$916
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$961
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$927
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$984
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$1042
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$958
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1117
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$1021
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$920
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$958
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$952
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$956