El Paso vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$980	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$1637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	27
😀 Quality of life	79	59
🏙️ Population	679K	687K

The cost of living in El Paso is 65% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2363rd and 4828th ($1813 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 120th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain 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 Zaragoza. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 633rd and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Zaragoza

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	El Paso	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387