El Paso vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1613
$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3896
$6734
🏠 One person rent
$871
$1795
🏘️ Family rent
$1588
$3490
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3848
$4345
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
82
😀 Quality of life
67
87
🏙️ Population
679K
468K

The cost of living in El Paso is 42% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3024th and 304th ($1613 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2082nd and 266th 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 Raleigh. Ranked 1464th vs 58th best cities to live in the United States, and 4017th vs 235th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Raleigh

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El Paso Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.1
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$6.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$796
$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1375
$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1310
$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.3
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1709
$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.81
$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.3
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11022
$22084

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Cities near El Paso

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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857