Brisbane vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$4015
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$981
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$1643
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$3306
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
35
😀 Quality of life
98
81
🏙️ Population
2.71M
679K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 16% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1813th and 2820th ($2065 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1979th 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 1.9 months in El Paso. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs El Paso ranked 206th in the United States, while ranked 9th and 665th 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
$14.4
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$5.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$961
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$1647
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$1819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$1780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$7.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$62.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$6990

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$945
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1842
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1602
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1750
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$850
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1809
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1896
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$813
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1880
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$944
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1612
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$1964
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$1015
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2054
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2224
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$895
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$2150
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1940
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2095
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2046
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1784
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$727
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2060
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2021
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2204
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2084
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2245
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2235
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1912
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2151
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2466
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2491
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2403
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$3031
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$2024
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$982
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2407
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2447
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2349
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2371