Albuquerque vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	52
😀 Quality of life	84	72
🏙️ Population	565K	791K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 95% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2114th and 5515th ($1964 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 484th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Niigata

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	Albuquerque	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$14992

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001