Albuquerque vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	27	94
😀 Quality of life	83	96
🏙️ Population	565K	2.14M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 21% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1945th and 791st ($2029 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 518th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Perth

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	Albuquerque	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$17749

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$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
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$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
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913