Cost of living comparison
Dallas is 5.0% more expensive than Austin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.3% more in Dallas
- Groceries
-
pay 0.7% less in Dallas
- Transportation
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pay 25.1% more in Dallas
- Housing
-
pay 5.6% more in Dallas
- Childcare
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pay 6.3% more in Dallas
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 5.7% less in Dallas
- Clothing
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pay 1.9% less in Dallas
The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, and housing in Dallas are more expensive than in Austin. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Dallas.
If you lived in Dallas instead of Austin, you would:
pay 6.3% more for restaurants
|
Austin
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
|
$2.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$2.22
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
|
Austin
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.60
|
$3.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
|
$6.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$3.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
|
$2.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
|
$6.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$2.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$1.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$1.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
|
Austin
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
|
$3.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
|
$91.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$33,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.55
|
$16.92
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
|
Austin
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.43
|
$65.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,280.66
|
$1,749.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,508.91
|
$1,499.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.36
|
$205.18
|
|
pay 6.3% more for childcare
|
Austin
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,465.00
|
$1,310.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,625.00
|
$26,633.33
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austin
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$5.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.50
|
$39.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$12.88
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
|
Austin
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.62
|
$55.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.38
|
$47.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.78
|
$111.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.79
|
$122.07
|
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