El Paso vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	El Paso	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$1739	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$3821
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	56
😀 Quality of life	85	87
🏙️ Population	679K	950K

The cost of living in El Paso is 18% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 2753rd and 1439th ($1828 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1911th and 1197th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Ranked 154th vs 106th best cities to live in the United States, and 472nd vs 343rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Jacksonville

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	El Paso	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$817	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.5	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6914	$11934

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860