Albuquerque vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2716
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$1876
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	27	91
😀 Quality of life	83	81
🏙️ Population	565K	1.52M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 84% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1965th and 5047th ($2026 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 98th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in Kobe. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 561st and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Kobe

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	Albuquerque	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$12285

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1029
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1131
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1016
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1041
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1015
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1029
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1012
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1274
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1033
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1041
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1127
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1162
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1017
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1045
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1046
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$966
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1056
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1062
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1142
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$996
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1071