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Cost & Benefits

Austin vs El Paso

Simple answer

You'd likely save $656 a month in El Paso.

Typical rent is $1,729 in Austin and $1,073 in El Paso. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Austin

Texas

Typical rent
$1,729
Typical pay
$93,658 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,817
Price index
98.1 (metro)

El Paso

Texas

Typical rent
$1,073
Typical pay
$59,745 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,146
Price index
89.9 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Austin and El Paso are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.