El Paso vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$4608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	71
😀 Quality of life	79	89
🏙️ Population	679K	888K

The cost of living in El Paso is 17% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 2363rd and 1378th ($1813 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 1239th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Ranked 179th vs 44th best cities to live in the United States, and 633rd vs 191st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Indianapolis

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	El Paso	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$27149

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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

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890