Albuquerque vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$2825
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$880
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$1779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	27	91
😀 Quality of life	83	78
🏙️ Population	565K	1.52M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 89% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1562nd and 4855th ($2111 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 121st 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 1.6 months in Kobe. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 396th and 631st 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	$18.1	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$3.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$14101

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1084
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1181
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1083
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1073
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1097
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1052
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1068
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1106
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1212
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1088
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1068
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1067
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1174
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1080
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1362
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1086
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1138
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1091
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1087
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1169
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1071
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1104
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1117
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1103
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1111
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1172
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1075
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1094