Albuquerque vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$1506
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$2275
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$280
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$4184
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	66
😀 Quality of life	83	97
🏙️ Population	565K	2.36M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 15% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 1562nd and 781st ($2111 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 2nd 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in Brisbane. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 396th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Brisbane

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	Albuquerque	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$1860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$7907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$5572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$9531

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876