El Paso vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1778
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4015
$8713
🏠 One person rent
$981
$2867
🏘️ Family rent
$1643
$4681
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$852
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.9
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3306
$7086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
35
97
😀 Quality of life
81
97
🏙️ Population
679K
874K

The cost of living in El Paso is 57% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 2820th and 5th ($1778 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1979th and 3rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in El Paso compared to 1.7 months in San Francisco. Ranked 206th vs 3rd best cities to live in the United States, and 665th vs 20th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs San Francisco

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El Paso San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.1
$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$8.01
 Cappuccino
$5.88
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$961
$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1819
$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$20.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.81
$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.07
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.96
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.7
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6990
$18564

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$945
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1842
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1602
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1750
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$850
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1809
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1896
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$813
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1880
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$944
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1612
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$1964
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$1015
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2054
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2224
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$895
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$2150
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1940
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2095
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2046
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1784
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$727
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2060
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2021
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2204
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2084
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2245
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2235
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1912
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2151
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2466
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2491
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2403
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$3031
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$2024
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$982
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2407
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2447
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2349
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2371

Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3254
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2961
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3109
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3230
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2998
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3218
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3026
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3285
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3014
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3317
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3071
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3797
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3756
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3634
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2950
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2858
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3553
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2826
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2957
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3382
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2910
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3818
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3045
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2850
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2381
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3094
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2823
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2764
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3359
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3133
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3765