El Paso vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1613
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3896
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$871
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1588
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3848
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
90
😀 Quality of life
67
66
🏙️ Population
679K
9.21M

The cost of living in El Paso is 25% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 3024th and 4206th ($1613 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2082nd and 8th 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 2.4 months in El Paso compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. El Paso ranked 1464th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4017th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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El Paso Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.1
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$796
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1375
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1310
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.3
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1709
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.81
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11022
$10204

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Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1696
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1567
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1692
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1792
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1818
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$881
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1798
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1010
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2227
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$935
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2213
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$924
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1691
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$2042
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2043
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2076
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$874
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2096
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1833
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2105
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2066
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2013
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1710
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1927
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2340
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2341
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2368
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1860
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$914
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2312
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2392
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2427
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881