El Paso, TX

Cost of Living in El Paso, TX (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home

$2,825/mo in El Paso. $2,548 left each month. Prices 11% below the US average.

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Monthly costs

Take-home $5,373/mo.

Taxes$1,271
Rent$1,008
Other living costs$1,817
Left over$2,548

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $79,738
Federal income tax: −$9,156
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,100
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $64,482
Effective tax rate: 19.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,008
Groceries: $356
Getting around: $527
Healthcare: $401
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $312
Total spending: $2,825

Left over each month

$6,645 gross, minus $1,271 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.

$2,548

Average electric bill in Texas

About $139 a month for a household using 900 kWh. That is the EIA residential price for Texas in 2025, 15.4¢ per kWh. It is a state average, not a El Paso utility bill, and the utilities line in the monthly costs above already includes a modelled power cost.

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Cost of Living in El Paso, TX (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home

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