Albuquerque vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$4943
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$1431
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$3604
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
66
😀 Quality of life
79
95
🏙️ Population
565K
2.36M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 5% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 1221st and 930th ($2227 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 3rd in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.5 months in Brisbane. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 525th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$7.8
 Cappuccino
$4.66
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$1208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$2416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$1655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$9010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$6567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$5.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$1568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$8728

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$1696
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2411
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1798
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$2287
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$1687
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$2269
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$2334
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$2004
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$1860
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$1710
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1916
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2340
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$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
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$2321
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$1785
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$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
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$1816
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$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
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$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
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$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
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$1413
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$1461
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$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
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$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
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$2741
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$1610
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$1463
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$1430
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$1723
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$2604
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$1528
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$1669
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$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
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$1462
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$1317
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$1707
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$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
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$1716
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$1702
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$1693