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Cost of Living in Dallas
Summary about cost of living in Dallas:
- Four-person family monthly costs: 2,913.12$ without rent (using our estimator).
- A single person monthly costs: 820.09$ without rent.
- Cost of living rank 254th out of 538 cities in the world.
- Dallas has a cost of living index of 64.91.
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 12.55 $ | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 45.00 $ | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 7.50 $ | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 4.00 $ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 6.00 $ | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 4.21 $ | |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.70 $ | |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.36 $ | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 2.36 $ | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.88 $ | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 2.00 $ | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 1.82 $ | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 4.86 $ | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 3.37 $ | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 4.85 $ | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 1.70 $ | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 0.53 $ | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 1.54 $ | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 1.25 $ | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 0.71 $ | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 1.03 $ | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 1.42 $ | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 1.56 $ | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 12.25 $ | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 2.00 $ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 2.21 $ | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 7.23 $ | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.50 $ | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 80.00 $ | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 2.50 $ | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 1.80 $ | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 20.00 $ | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 2.31 $ | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 19,847.50 $ | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 19,615.38 $ | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 133.39 $ | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.11 $ | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 57.62 $ | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 38.26 $ | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 7.92 $ | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 11.00 $ | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 780.33 $ | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 16,000.00 $ | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 39.54 $ | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 36.20 $ | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 71.76 $ | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 91.10 $ | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,326.35 $ | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 968.08 $ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 2,265.54 $ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,681.87 $ | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 216.00 $ | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 111.80 $ | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 3,511.28 $ | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 4.09 |
Prices in Dallas, Texas
These data are based on 1805 entries in the past 18 months from 259 different contributors.
Last update: May 2018
Last update: May 2018
26 Comments so far
A good way to get an idea of the current pricing is to check the apartment listing sites:
http://www.umovefree.com/City/dallas-apartments-tx/
The most expensive according to UMoveFree (the biggest locator in Texas, over 98% of listings in their service areas which beats all the other listing sites) the most expensive apartment in Dallas is $10,500/mo for a 3 bedroom. The least expensive is $300/mo for the lowest priced efficiency in the entire city. The average cost is about $1,400/mo for a 2 bedroom and a little over $1,000.00 for a 1br.
On the water, if you go to a sporting event or a festival, you could spend $7 for a half liter bottle of water. But at any local vending machine it will cost you about $1 depending on how much the employees make. If the average employee makes $9 and hour, it could be as low as 50 cents, but if the average employee is making over $20 an hour, it usually is $1.50. This is a phenomenon I’ve noticed as a truck driver that goes all over the city.
In the grocery store, in a not on sale time one may have to pay $10.99 for a pound of Salmon, today at the same store I got one last week for that $10.99 I paid $6.99, and the clerk told me that just a few weeks ago it was on sale for $4.99 a pound. The average fillet is about 3 pounds.
Beef has been rising in price here every week, and I don’t see many sales less than about $5.99 a pound. I got a great deal on a leg of lamb recently at $5.98 a pound, it usually runs about $10 a pound.
Water constantly goes on sale for 10 cents per bottle or less. At regular price one could pay upwards of 15 cents per bottle, but somebody always has it on sale for below the 10 cents price point.
Bread can be bought as cheap as $1.79 cents per 24 oz loaf, but I buy the high fiber, high protein, no High Fructose Corn Syrup bread which runs between $2.79-3.09 per loaf. The cheap bread will have HFCS.
Produce is by season. Tomatoes in the winter cost upwards of $2.79 cents a pound, but during the peak of summer they are down to 99 cents a pound. I recently got the first corn of the season, 4 ears for a dollar, but come June and July I’ll get them 10 ears for a dollar.
Housing varies in price here not only by in town, out of town, but by neighborhood. The prices I included were what I consider safe neighborhoods. In a dangerous neighborhood, it could be as much as 70% lower in cost, but come with a very high crime rate compared to the better neighborhoods.
So it’s hard to put average prices when it can vary so much by personal preferences. Some people shop sales, some, like my dad, just takes the list my mom gives him, gets what he finds, pays the bill without question and takes it home. Which then shocks my mom that he would pay so much, which results in fewer shopping trips for him, so maybe it’s by design.
Have a great day, thanks for your service, I used it in a report to a friend about the area, with just a little bit of tweaking by me.
Thanks in advance.
naveed_expert@yahoo.com
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