El Paso vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1613
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3896
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$871
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$1588
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3848
$6506
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
80
😀 Quality of life
67
90
🏙️ Population
679K
737K

The cost of living in El Paso is 46% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3024th and 145th ($1613 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2082nd and 120th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in El Paso compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ranked 1464th vs 19th best cities to live in the United States, and 4017th vs 125th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Seattle

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El Paso Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.1
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$8.28
 Cappuccino
$4.58
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$796
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1375
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1310
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.3
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1709
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.81
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.3
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11022
$29730

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Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1696
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1567
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1692
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1792
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1818
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$881
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1798
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1010
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2227
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$935
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2213
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$924
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1691
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$2042
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2043
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2076
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$874
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2096
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1833
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2105
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2066
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2013
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1710
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1927
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2340
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2341
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2368
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1860
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$914
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2312
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2392
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2427
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210