El Paso vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$2294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	35	98
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	679K	3.42M

The cost of living in El Paso is 2% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 2363rd and 2443rd ($1813 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 5th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 633rd and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Madrid

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	El Paso	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522