Brisbane vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$4161
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1821
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$3710
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
35
😀 Quality of life
97
80
🏙️ Population
2.36M
679K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 40% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 781st and 2613th ($2491 vs $1775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1951st 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 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 2.1 months in El Paso. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs El Paso ranked 134th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 532nd 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
$14
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$3.72
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$945
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$1759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$1755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$7.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$6.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$7468

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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

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352