Austin vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Austin | El Paso | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Austin is 36% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1002nd and 2820th ($2416 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 1979th in the United States.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.9 months in El Paso. Ranked 44th vs 206th best cities to live in the United States, and 151st vs 665th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Austin vs El Paso
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| Austin | El Paso | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Austin
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Pflugerville | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Round Rock | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Cedar Park | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Leander | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Kyle | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Georgetown | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | San Marcos | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | New Braunfels | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Seguin | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Harker Heights | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Killeen | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Copperas Cove | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Cibolo | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Schertz | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Temple | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | San Antonio | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Bryan | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Kerrville | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | College Station | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Waco | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Victoria | |
| 204 km or 126 mi | Rosenberg | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Huntsville | |
| 215 km or 133 mi | The Woodlands | |
| 218 km or 136 mi | Stephenville | |
| 218 km or 136 mi | Conroe | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Sugar Land | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Missouri | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Spring | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Cleburne | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Corsicana | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Houston | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Waxahachie | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Pearland | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Burleson | |
| 252 km or 157 mi | Midlothian | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Pasadena | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Alvin | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Friendswood | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Mansfield |
Cities near El Paso
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 2.2 km or 1.4 mi |  Ciudad Juarez | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Socorro | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Las Cruces | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Alamogordo | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Nuevo Casas Grandes | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Carlsbad | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Roswell | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Agua Prieta | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Hobbs | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Chihuahua | |
| 359 km or 223 mi | Sierra Vista | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Albuquerque | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Ciudad Cuauhtemoc | |
| 387 km or 240 mi | Rio Rancho | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Odessa | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Delicias | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Midland | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Tucson | |
| 424 km or 264 mi | Nogales | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Sahuarita | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Clovis | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Nogales | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Oro Valley | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Casas Adobes | |
| 437 km or 272 mi | Santa Fe | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Marana | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Gallup | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Espanola | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Lubbock | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Big Spring | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Florence | |
| 508 km or 316 mi | Apache Junction | |
| 509 km or 317 mi | Casa Grande | |
| 511 km or 317 mi | Queen Creek | |
| 521 km or 323 mi | Plainview | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Hermosillo | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Taos | |
| 527 km or 328 mi | Gilbert | |
| 530 km or 330 mi | Chandler | |
| 532 km or 330 mi | Fountain Hills |