El Paso vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$4432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	69
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	679K	1.61M

The cost of living in El Paso is 24% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 2363rd and 955th ($1813 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 875th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Ranked 179th vs 31st best cities to live in the United States, and 633rd vs 146th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Phoenix

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	El Paso	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724