Albuquerque vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$4181
😷 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 17% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1965th and 978th ($2026 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Perth. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 561st and 10th 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	$19	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$15409

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894