Dallas vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$4161
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$1821
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$3710
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
35
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
1.3M
679K

The cost of living in Dallas is 44% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 700th and 2613th ($2550 vs $1775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th and 1951st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 2.1 months in El Paso. Ranked 19th vs 134th best cities to live in the United States, and 113th vs 532nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs El Paso

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Dallas El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$3.72
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$945
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$1654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$1759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$6.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$7468

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352