Albuquerque vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Albuquerque Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2111
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5353
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1277
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2649
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4150
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
27
99
😀 Quality of life
83
79
🏙️ Population
565K
1.33M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 103% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1562nd and 5386th ($2111 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 396th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Albuquerque vs Saitama infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Albuquerque vs Saitama

Prices for goods and services in Albuquerque and Saitama are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Albuquerque Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1315
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1008
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2600
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2319
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.6
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.45%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2504
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.9
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.5
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1341
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5953
$12701

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Albuquerque

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
85 km or 53 mi Santa Fe
$2067
110 km or 69 mi Espanola
$2176
170 km or 106 mi Taos
$2398
197 km or 123 mi Gallup
$2618
230 km or 143 mi Farmington
$3686
254 km or 158 mi Alamogordo
$1636
272 km or 169 mi Roswell
$1847
311 km or 193 mi Las Cruces
$1613
321 km or 200 mi Clovis
$1629
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1805
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1775
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1834
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2288
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1834
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2220
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1707
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2268
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$1896
467 km or 290 mi Lubbock
$1715
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1945
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2342
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2324
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2465
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$778
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2040
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$2338
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$1954
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2372
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2416
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2052
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2498
520 km or 323 mi Littleton
$2295
520 km or 323 mi Scottsdale
$2588

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075