El Paso vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison
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| El Paso | Houston | |
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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 El Paso is 20% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 2363rd and 1229th ($1813 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 1115th in the United States.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Ranked 179th vs 14th best cities to live in the United States, and 633rd vs 97th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in El Paso vs Houston
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| El Paso | Houston | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 |
Cities near Houston
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 22 km or 14 mi | Pasadena | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Pearland | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Missouri | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Deer Park | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Sugar Land | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Spring | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Friendswood | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | La Porte | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Baytown | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | League | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alvin | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Rosenberg | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | The Woodlands | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Texas City | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Conroe | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Galveston | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Lake Jackson | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Huntsville | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Beaumont | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | College Station | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Bryan | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Port Arthur | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Lufkin | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Victoria | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sulphur | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Lake Charles | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Nacogdoches | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Pflugerville | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Austin | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Round Rock | |
| 239 km or 149 mi | Temple | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Kyle | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Georgetown | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | San Marcos | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Cedar Park | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Seguin | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Leander | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Waco | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Harker Heights | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | New Braunfels |