El Paso vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	El Paso	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1796	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4088	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1008	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3260	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	99
😀 Quality of life	85	100
🏙️ Population	679K	5.45M

The cost of living in El Paso is 37% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2822nd and 370th ($1796 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1955th 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 145th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 437th 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	$18.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1021	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.29	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.97	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6901	$25164

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863