El Paso vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1813
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4267
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$980
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$1800
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3350
$1264
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
80
😀 Quality of life
79
83
🏙️ Population
679K
2.73M

The cost of living in El Paso is 90% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2363rd and 5750th ($1813 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 4th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 633rd and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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El Paso Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$5.96
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$921
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$759
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.2
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.5
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$8.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.82
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.95
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.1
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.2
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.7
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$578
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6903
$10905

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601