El Paso vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$4579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	54
😀 Quality of life	79	86
🏙️ Population	679K	525K

The cost of living in El Paso is 36% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2363rd and 313th ($1813 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 277th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Ranked 179th vs 81st best cities to live in the United States, and 633rd vs 308th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Sacramento

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	El Paso	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045