Albuquerque vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2857
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$877
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$1748
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	27	91
😀 Quality of life	83	94
🏙️ Population	565K	1.52M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 71% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1945th and 4788th ($2029 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 31st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 518th and 40th 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	$17	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$10496

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Cities near Albuquerque

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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1012
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1141
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1021
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$988
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$991
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1004
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1254
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$997
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1035
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1034
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$975
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1026
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$946
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1010
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1046
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1056
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1119
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$986
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1038