El Paso vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$980	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$2086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	96
😀 Quality of life	79	95
🏙️ Population	679K	2.75M

The cost of living in El Paso is 46% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 2363rd and 4366th ($1813 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 29th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 633rd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Osaka

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	El Paso	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$8318

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008