El Paso vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$2766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	80
😀 Quality of life	79	91
🏙️ Population	679K	568K

The cost of living in El Paso is 20% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 2363rd and 1194th ($1813 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 11th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 633rd and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Surrey

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	El Paso	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$12026

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606