Cost of living comparison
Dallas is 12.5% more expensive than Texas.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.1% more in Dallas
- Groceries
-
pay 2.6% more in Dallas
- Transportation
-
pay 9.9% more in Dallas
- Housing
-
pay 16.1% more in Dallas
- Childcare
-
pay 22.4% more in Dallas
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.1% more in Dallas
- Clothing
-
pay 15.0% more in Dallas
The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Dallas are more expensive than in Texas.
If you lived in Dallas instead of Texas, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
|
Texas
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.27
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$2.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$2.22
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
|
Texas
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$3.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
|
$6.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
|
$3.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
|
$2.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
|
$6.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$2.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$1.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$1.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
|
Texas
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$3.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.02
|
$91.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,552.44
|
$33,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.17
|
$16.92
|
|
pay 16.1% more for housing
|
Texas
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.55
|
$65.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,374.92
|
$1,749.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,217.13
|
$1,499.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.57
|
$205.18
|
|
pay 22.4% more for childcare
|
Texas
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,230.53
|
$1,310.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,254.84
|
$26,633.33
|
|
pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Texas
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$5.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
|
$10.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.01
|
$39.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
|
$12.88
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
|
Texas
|
Dallas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.31
|
$55.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.62
|
$47.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.49
|
$111.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.01
|
$122.07
|
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