Albuquerque vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$1418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	69
😀 Quality of life	84	72
🏙️ Population	565K	720K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 114% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 2114th and 6116th ($1964 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 791st 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 Okayama. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 404th in Japan, while ranked 484th and 3262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Okayama

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	Albuquerque	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$10787

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558