Albuquerque vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2041
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$321
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$539
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$2420
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	27	65
😀 Quality of life	83	93
🏙️ Population	565K	1.2M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 141% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1945th and 6587th ($2029 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 876th 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 168th best city to live in the United States vs Hiroshima ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 518th and 67th 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	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$1968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$3346

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Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$827
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$847
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$840
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$866
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$871
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$882
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$918
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$943
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$881
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$885
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$916
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$895
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$907
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$902
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$900
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$913
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$950
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$918
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$884
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$932
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$895
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$901
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$896
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$900
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$862
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$902
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$860
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$925
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$932
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$964
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$908
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$873
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$948
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$874
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$901
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$896
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$901