El Paso vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	El Paso	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1778	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4015	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$981	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$1643	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.9	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3306	$1614
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	74
😀 Quality of life	81	62
🏙️ Population	679K	4.43M

The cost of living in El Paso is 64% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2820th and 5031st ($1778 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1979th 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 1.9 months in El Paso compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. El Paso ranked 206th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 665th and 5648th 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	$19	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1819	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.81	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.07	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.96	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.7	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6990	$5503

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1842
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1896
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1880
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$944
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1964
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1015
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$895
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2150
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1940
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2095
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1784
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$727
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2084
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2245
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2235
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1912
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2151
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2466
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2024
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$982
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2407
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2447
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2349
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915