El Paso vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	34
😀 Quality of life	79	80
🏙️ Population	679K	543K

The cost of living in El Paso is 7% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2363rd and 1962nd ($1813 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 1679th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Ranked 179th vs 156th best cities to live in the United States, and 633rd vs 561st 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	$18.9	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262