Albuquerque vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
27
73
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
565K
1.06M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 117% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1221st and 5135th ($2227 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 525th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.66
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$6030

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$2112
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$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
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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011