Cost of living comparison
California is 11.1% more expensive than Dallas.
If you lived in California instead of Dallas, you would:
pay 3.5% more for restaurants
Dallas
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$21.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$11.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
|
$2.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$2.16
|
|
pay 19.7% more for groceries
Dallas
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
|
$4.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
|
$6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
|
$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
|
$5.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
|
$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
Dallas
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
|
$4.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.00
|
$62.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
|
$30,005.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.92
|
$20.07
|
|
pay 15.1% more for housing
Dallas
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.92
|
$68.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,749.96
|
$2,371.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,499.21
|
$2,055.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.18
|
$171.68
|
|
pay 22.2% more for childcare
Dallas
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,310.00
|
$1,682.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,633.33
|
$30,905.75
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
Dallas
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.42
|
$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.38
|
$66.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.88
|
$14.41
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Dallas
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.94
|
$52.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
|
$40.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.18
|
$85.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.07
|
$117.31
|
|
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