El Paso vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$980	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	78
😀 Quality of life	79	65
🏙️ Population	679K	9.94M

The cost of living in El Paso is 86% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 2363rd and 5647th ($1813 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 1st in the United States and Peru, respectively. Check the United States vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 0.5 months in Lima. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 633rd and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Lima

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	El Paso	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$7764

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697