El Paso vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4161
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$1821
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3710
$3918
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
35
53
😀 Quality of life
80
89
🏙️ Population
679K
140K

The cost of living in El Paso is 39% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 2613th and 204th ($1775 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1951st and 1st in the United States and Iceland, respectively. Check the United States vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in El Paso compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. El Paso ranked 134th best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 532nd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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El Paso Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$945
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$749
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1654
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1491
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1755
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.64
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.98
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.01
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.6
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$671
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7468
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161