El Paso vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	El Paso	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1796	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4088	$6013
🏠 One person rent	$1008	$1622
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$2504
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$818
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3260	$4320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	34	81
😀 Quality of life	85	94
🏙️ Population	679K	718K

The cost of living in El Paso is 37% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 2822nd and 381st ($1796 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1955th and 1st in the United States and Norway, respectively. Check the United States vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. El Paso ranked 145th best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 437th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Oslo

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	El Paso	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$12.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1021	$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.29	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.97	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6901	$15566

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336