El Paso vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$1278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	93
😀 Quality of life	79	82
🏙️ Population	679K	546K

The cost of living in El Paso is 6% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2363rd and 2671st ($1813 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 3rd in the United States and Portugal, respectively. Check the United States vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 633rd and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Lisbon

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	El Paso	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$15150

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112