El Paso vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	El Paso	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1796	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4088	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$1008	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3260	$2019
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	34	95
😀 Quality of life	85	80
🏙️ Population	679K	824K

The cost of living in El Paso is 63% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 2822nd and 5016th ($1796 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1955th and 72nd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.8 months in Sakai. El Paso ranked 145th best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 437th and 663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Sakai

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	El Paso	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1021	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$4966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$2234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.29	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.97	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6901	$12933

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1020
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1026
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1035
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1003
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1038
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$996
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1006
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1254
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$972
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$983
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$987
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1010
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$965
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$974
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1034
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1039
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$953
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$980
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$982
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$964
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$950
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$975
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$972
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1010
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$982
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$981
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$988