El Paso vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$3902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	79	100
🏙️ Population	679K	5.03M

The cost of living in El Paso is 17% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2363rd and 1365th ($1813 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 4th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

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

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Prices in El Paso vs Melbourne

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	El Paso	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963