El Paso vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	El Paso	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1796	$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4088	$2503
🏠 One person rent	$1008	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3260	$632
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	77
😀 Quality of life	85	71
🏙️ Population	679K	9.94M

The cost of living in El Paso is 74% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 2822nd and 5300th ($1796 vs $1034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1955th 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 0.6 months in Lima. El Paso ranked 145th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 437th and 3484th 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	$18.6	$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1021	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.29	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.97	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6901	$11057

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731