El Paso vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	El Paso	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1613	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3896	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$871	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$1588	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3848	$3815
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	33
😀 Quality of life	67	80
🏙️ Population	679K	543K

The cost of living in El Paso is 21% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 3024th and 1697th ($1613 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2082nd and 1492nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in El Paso compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 1464th vs 103rd best cities to live in the United States, and 4017th vs 441st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Tucson

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	El Paso	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.1	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$648	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1375	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.3	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.27	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.81	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11022	$15695

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1696
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1818
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1798
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1010
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2227
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$935
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2213
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$924
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1691
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$2042
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2043
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$874
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2105
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2066
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2013
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1710
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1927
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2324
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1860
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$914
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2312
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2392
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2427
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066