Albuquerque vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$1530
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	52
😀 Quality of life	83	67
🏙️ Population	565K	791K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 87% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1874th and 5101st ($1985 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 306th 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 1.4 months in Niigata. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 428th and 3754th 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	$17.8	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$15118

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052