Brisbane vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$1796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$4088
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$1008
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$1727
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$3260
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
34
😀 Quality of life
97
85
🏙️ Population
2.71M
679K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 29% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1241st and 2822nd ($2323 vs $1796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1955th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in El Paso. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs El Paso ranked 145th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs El Paso

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Brisbane El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$1021
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$1705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$1769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$1792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$6901

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$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
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1850
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1665
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1747
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$910
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1844
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1938
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$863
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1920
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1053
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2029
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$1095
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2089
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2196
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$990
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$2025
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1933
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2153
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2070
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1776
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$771
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2060
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2212
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2089
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2212
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2237
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1878
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1993
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2454
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2482
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2374
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2988
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1972
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$1097
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2417
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2378
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2367
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2373