Brisbane vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$4149
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$1739
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$595
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$3236
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
34
😀 Quality of life
98
85
🏙️ Population
2.71M
679K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 24% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1349th and 2753rd ($2269 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1911th 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 154th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 472nd 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
$15.5
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$1025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$817
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$1758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$62.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$1787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$6914

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1002
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1876
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1641
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1734
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$896
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1855
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1928
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$863
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1924
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1008
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2026
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$1055
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2040
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2231
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$953
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$2045
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1930
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2110
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2059
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1724
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$776
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2050
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2216
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2089
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2190
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2220
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1934
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2140
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2444
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2490
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2366
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$3022
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$2023
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$1087
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2418
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2381
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2396
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2384