Albuquerque vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2029
$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$5585
🏠 One person rent
$1176
$1439
🏘️ Family rent
$2060
$2525
🍽️ Food expenses
$600
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3981
$4313
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
66
😀 Quality of life
83
97
🏙️ Population
565K
2.71M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 13% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 1945th and 1241st ($2029 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 11th 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 1.9 months in Brisbane. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 518th and 3rd 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
$17
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.6
$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$8.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$1173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2103
$3028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1774
$2142
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$98.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.8
$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$8341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$5970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$4.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$24.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.18
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.78
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1503
$2164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25284
$13265

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$1850
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$1961
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1920
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$2367
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$1803
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$2423
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$2548
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$2573
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$1972
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$1878
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$2293
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$2482
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$2454
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2521
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$863
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$2060
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$2988
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$1933
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2605
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2378
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2293
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2089
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2534
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$2288
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$1825
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$1992
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$2341
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$2530
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$1863
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$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
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$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
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$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
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$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
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$2481
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$2844
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$1701
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$1460
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$1695
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$1795
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$2258
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$1608
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$1825
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$2015
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$1816
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$1905
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$1493
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$2000
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$1933
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$1936
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$2543
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$1915
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$1834
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$1913