El Paso vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	El Paso	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1775	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4161	$2437
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$1821	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3710	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	77
😀 Quality of life	80	64
🏙️ Population	679K	9.94M

The cost of living in El Paso is 80% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 2613th and 5792nd ($1775 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1951st 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 2.1 months in El Paso compared to 0.5 months in Lima. El Paso ranked 134th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 532nd and 4404th 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	$12.9	$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.9	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$945	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$749	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1654	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1491	$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1755	$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.64	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.98	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.01	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.6	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$671	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7468	$8320

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1834
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1847
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1834
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$854
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2111
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$803
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2230
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$792
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1682
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1954
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$1986
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1629
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$786
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2052
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2618
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2176
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1715
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2003
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2324
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$854
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2398
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2372
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2414
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$779
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$726
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$687
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$591
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$605
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$612
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$640
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$553
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$588
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$496
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$597
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$699
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$500
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$643
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$549
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$515
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$517
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$560
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$522
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$564
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$490
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$498
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$509
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$617
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$504
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$495
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$406
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$679
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$781
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$454
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$594
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$770
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$641
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$673
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$722