El Paso vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$4620
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	84
😀 Quality of life	79	88
🏙️ Population	679K	430K

The cost of living in El Paso is 21% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 2363rd and 1145th ($1813 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 1045th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Ranked 179th vs 53rd best cities to live in the United States, and 633rd vs 237th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Minneapolis

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	El Paso	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682