El Paso vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| El Paso | Mexico City | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in El Paso is 34% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2820th and 4418th ($1778 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1979th and 5th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in El Paso compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. El Paso ranked 206th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 665th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in El Paso vs Mexico City
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| El Paso | Mexico City | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 2.2 km or 1.4 mi |  Ciudad Juarez | |
| 24 km or 15 mi |  Socorro | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Las Cruces | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Alamogordo | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Nuevo Casas Grandes | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Carlsbad | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Roswell | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Agua Prieta | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Hobbs | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Chihuahua | |
| 359 km or 223 mi | Sierra Vista | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Albuquerque | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Ciudad Cuauhtemoc | |
| 387 km or 240 mi | Rio Rancho | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Odessa | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Delicias | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Midland | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Tucson | |
| 424 km or 264 mi | Nogales | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Sahuarita | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Clovis | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Nogales | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Oro Valley | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Casas Adobes | |
| 437 km or 272 mi | Santa Fe | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Marana | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Gallup | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Espanola | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Lubbock | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Big Spring | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Florence | |
| 508 km or 316 mi | Apache Junction | |
| 509 km or 317 mi | Casa Grande | |
| 511 km or 317 mi | Queen Creek | |
| 521 km or 323 mi | Plainview | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Hermosillo | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Taos | |
| 527 km or 328 mi | Gilbert | |
| 530 km or 330 mi | Chandler | |
| 532 km or 330 mi | Fountain Hills |
Cities near Mexico City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Naucalpan | |
| 14 km or 8.7 mi | Tlalnepantla | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Ciudad Lopez Mateos | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ecatepec de Morelos | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Chicoloapan de Juarez | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Cuautitlan Izcalli | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Texcoco de Mora | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Tultepec | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Zumpango | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Toluca | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Cuernavaca | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Jiutepec | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Cuautla | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Pachuca | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Atlixco | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | San Jose Villa de Allende | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Puebla | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Taxco | |
| 126 km or 79 mi | Iguala | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | San Juan del Rio | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Queretaro | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Teziutlan | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Chilpancingo | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Tehuacan | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Celaya | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Poza Rica | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Morelia | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Cortazar | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Orizaba | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Yuriria | |
| 229 km or 143 mi | Coatepec | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Xalapa | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | San Miguel de Allende | |
| 239 km or 149 mi | Cordoba | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Salamanca | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Irapuato | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Zacapu |