Albuquerque vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1985
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5283
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$2593
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.2
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3905
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
27
99
😀 Quality of life
83
77
🏙️ Population
565K
1.33M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 66% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1874th and 4495th ($1985 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 428th and 748th 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
$17.8
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$923
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2579
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2277
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.9
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2628
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2334
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.86
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.66
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1231
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6011
$14676

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$2623
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$1661
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125