Albuquerque vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$1169
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$412
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	27	95
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	565K	1.46M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 73% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1874th and 4641st ($1985 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 67th 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 Kyoto. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Kyoto ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 428th and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Kyoto

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	Albuquerque	Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$1602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$5311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$5383
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$5.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$6.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$7056

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1027
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1014
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1039
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$998
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$988
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1142
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1059
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1101
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1302
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1065
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1008
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1001
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1045
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$979
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1062