El Paso vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$980	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	95
😀 Quality of life	79	76
🏙️ Population	679K	15.7M

The cost of living in El Paso is 45% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 2363rd and 4347th ($1813 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 1st in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 633rd and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Istanbul

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	El Paso	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$17728

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899