Albuquerque vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1985
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5283
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$2593
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.2
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3905
$2474
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
27
100
😀 Quality of life
83
99
🏙️ Population
565K
14.3M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 24% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1874th and 3019th ($1985 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 428th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$923
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2579
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2277
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.9
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2628
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2334
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.86
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.66
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1231
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6011
$15235

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$1856
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$2369
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$2543
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$1974
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$2342
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$2319
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$2508
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$2353
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$2056
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$2353
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$2027
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$1957
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$2417
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$1136
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$1124
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$1150
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$1098
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$1081
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$1089
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$1041
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$1138
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$1137
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$1088
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$1033
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$1107
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$1111
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$1103
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$1128
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$1084
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$1104
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$1105
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$1066
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$1249
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$1099
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$1122
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$1196
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$1124
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$1071
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$1099
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$1114
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$1088
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$1045
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$1164
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$1071
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$1084
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$1065
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$1169
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$1090
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