El Paso vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	El Paso	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$2610
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$1739	$839
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$2014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	34	100
😀 Quality of life	85	78
🏙️ Population	679K	594K

The cost of living in El Paso is 74% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 2753rd and 5298th ($1828 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1911th and 243rd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. El Paso ranked 154th best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 472nd and 939th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Kawaguchi

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	El Paso	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$817	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.5	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$18
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6914	$15104

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115