El Paso vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$980	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$1383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	72
😀 Quality of life	79	57
🏙️ Population	679K	4.43M

The cost of living in El Paso is 83% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2363rd and 5539th ($1813 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 4th in the United States and South Africa, respectively. Check the United States vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 633rd and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Johannesburg

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	El Paso	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$5271

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003