El Paso vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$980	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	92
😀 Quality of life	79	86
🏙️ Population	679K	2.75M

The cost of living in El Paso is 6% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2363rd and 2624th ($1813 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.1 months in Rome. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 633rd and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Rome

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	El Paso	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201