El Paso vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	El Paso	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1778	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4015	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$981	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$1643	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.9	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3306	$3927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	35	93
😀 Quality of life	81	98
🏙️ Population	679K	2.14M

The cost of living in El Paso is 24% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 2820th and 1191st ($1778 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1979th and 3rd in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in El Paso compared to 1.7 months in Perth. El Paso ranked 206th best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 665th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Perth

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	El Paso	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1819	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.81	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.07	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.96	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.7	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6990	$13377

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1842
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1896
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1880
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$944
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1964
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1015
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$895
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2150
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1940
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2095
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1784
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$727
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2084
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2245
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2235
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1912
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2151
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2466
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2024
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$982
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2407
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2447
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2349
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736