El Paso vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	El Paso	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1739	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	99
😀 Quality of life	85	98
🏙️ Population	679K	5.45M

The cost of living in El Paso is 36% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2753rd and 348th ($1828 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1911th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia 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 Sydney. El Paso ranked 154th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 472nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Sydney

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	El Paso	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$817	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.5	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6914	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864