El Paso vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	79	100
🏙️ Population	679K	4.84M

The cost of living in El Paso is 29% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2363rd and 745th ($1813 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st 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 1.7 months in Sydney. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 633rd 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	$18.9	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683