Albuquerque vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	75
😀 Quality of life	83	75
🏙️ Population	565K	1.96M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 81% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1965th and 4988th ($2026 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 79th 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 1.5 months in Sapporo. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 561st and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Sapporo

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	Albuquerque	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$10501

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070