Baltimore vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$4267
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1800
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$3350
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	35
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	586K	679K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 26% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1182nd and 2363rd ($2287 vs $1813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 1931st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.8 months in El Paso. Ranked 24th vs 179th best cities to live in the United States, and 131st vs 633rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs El Paso

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	Baltimore	El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$921
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$76.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$36.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$6903

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353