Albuquerque vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$1764
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
27
99
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
565K
1.33M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 109% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1221st and 4896th ($2227 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 145th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 525th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Saitama

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Albuquerque Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$4.66
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$13860

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$1833
110 km or 69 mi Espanola
$2013
170 km or 106 mi Taos
$2312
197 km or 123 mi Gallup
$2066
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$2112
254 km or 158 mi Alamogordo
$1692
272 km or 169 mi Roswell
$1818
311 km or 193 mi Las Cruces
$1567
321 km or 200 mi Clovis
$1618
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1792
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1613
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1696
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2411
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1798
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2287
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1687
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$2334
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2004
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$1860
467 km or 290 mi Lubbock
$1710
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1916
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2340
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2324
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2355
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$881
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2096
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$2368
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$2042
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2392
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2425
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2105
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2374
520 km or 323 mi Littleton
$2321
520 km or 323 mi Scottsdale
$2459

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039