El Paso vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1613
$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3896
$8222
🏠 One person rent
$871
$2662
🏘️ Family rent
$1588
$3953
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3848
$6298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
67
96
🏙️ Population
679K
8.8M

The cost of living in El Paso is 60% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3024th and 6th ($1613 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2082nd and 4th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in El Paso compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Ranked 1464th vs 1st best cities to live in the United States, and 4017th vs 8th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs New York City

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El Paso New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.1
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$8.64
 Cappuccino
$4.58
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$796
$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1375
$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1310
$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.3
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1709
$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.81
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11022
$17859

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028