El Paso vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	El Paso	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$1739	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	34	95
😀 Quality of life	85	95
🏙️ Population	679K	985K

The cost of living in El Paso is 28% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2753rd and 849th ($1828 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1911th and 1st in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. El Paso ranked 154th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 472nd and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Stockholm

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	El Paso	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$817	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.5	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6914	$17693

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516