El Paso vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$2195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4161
$5551
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$1287
🏘️ Family rent
$1821
$2412
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3710
$4243
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
82
😀 Quality of life
80
89
🏙️ Population
679K
919K

The cost of living in El Paso is 19% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 2613th and 1378th ($1775 vs $2195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1951st and 1201st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in El Paso compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Ranked 134th vs 46th best cities to live in the United States, and 532nd vs 195th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Fort Worth

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El Paso Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$5.35
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$945
$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$749
$985
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1654
$2295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1491
$2084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.6
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$2321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1755
$2018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$80.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.64
$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.98
$8.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.01
$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.6
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$671
$1825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7468
$22657

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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

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Haltom
$2105
12 km or 7.5 mi Saginaw
$2125
14 km or 8.8 mi Benbrook
$2118
15 km or 9.3 mi Watauga
$2127
15 km or 9.5 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
17 km or 10 mi Hurst
$2100
21 km or 13 mi Arlington
$1869
21 km or 13 mi Bedford
$2096
21 km or 13 mi Keller
$2103
22 km or 14 mi Colleyville
$2103
25 km or 15 mi Burleson
$2158
25 km or 15 mi Euless
$2085
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2111
28 km or 17 mi Mansfield
$2299
30 km or 19 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
30 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
36 km or 23 mi Irving
$1887
37 km or 23 mi Coppell
$2122
39 km or 24 mi Flower Mound
$2140
41 km or 25 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
41 km or 26 mi Duncanville
$2159
42 km or 26 mi Weatherford
$2087
44 km or 27 mi Lewisville
$2102
45 km or 28 mi Midlothian
$2189
45 km or 28 mi Cleburne
$2145
47 km or 29 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
48 km or 30 mi DeSoto
$2175
49 km or 30 mi Carrollton
$2236
49 km or 30 mi Dallas
$2550
49 km or 31 mi Corinth
$2196
52 km or 32 mi University Park
$2243
54 km or 34 mi Denton
$2071
55 km or 34 mi Lancaster
$2188
56 km or 35 mi The Colony
$2336
58 km or 36 mi Little Elm
$2284
60 km or 38 mi Waxahachie
$2173
62 km or 39 mi Richardson
$2282
63 km or 39 mi Plano
$2506
65 km or 40 mi Frisco
$2602
67 km or 42 mi Balch Springs
$2150