El Paso vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	El Paso	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1613	$1825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3896	$4263
🏠 One person rent	$871	$937
🏘️ Family rent	$1588	$1639
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3848	$3086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	35	78
😀 Quality of life	67	95
🏙️ Population	679K	665K

The cost of living in El Paso is 12% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 3024th and 2273rd ($1613 vs $1825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2082nd and 2nd in the United States and Finland, respectively. Check the United States vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in El Paso compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. El Paso ranked 1464th best city to live in the United States vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 4017th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Helsinki

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	El Paso	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.1	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$648	$814
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1375	$1810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$1440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.3	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$7893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$4642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.27	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.81	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11022	$9506

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1696
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1818
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1798
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1010
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2227
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$935
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2213
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$924
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1691
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$2042
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2043
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$874
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2105
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2066
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2013
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1710
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1927
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2324
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1860
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$914
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2312
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2392
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2427
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1498
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1491
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1277
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1257
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1194
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1335
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1438
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1396
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1336
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1349
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$920
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1376
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1366
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1483
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1532
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1480
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1521
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1462
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1465
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1410
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$906
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1414
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$982
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$814
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$909
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1265
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1262
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1163