Dallas vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5210
$4015
🏠 One person rent
$1465
$981
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$1643
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4795
$3306
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
35
😀 Quality of life
92
81
🏙️ Population
1.3M
679K

The cost of living in Dallas is 38% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 948th and 2820th ($2447 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th and 1979th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dallas compared to 1.9 months in El Paso. Ranked 37th vs 206th best cities to live in the United States, and 136th vs 665th 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
$18.5
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$5.26
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1516
$961
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2176
$1647
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$1346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63
$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3818
$1819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2456
$1780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.8
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$7.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$62.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1152
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24402
$6990

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2133
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2183
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2176
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2250
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2222
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2497
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2315
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2199
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2162
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2135
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2340
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2381
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1856
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2268
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2133
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2139
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2212
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2140
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2038
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2133
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2246
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2143
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2568
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2336
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2369
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2187
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2136
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2108
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2140
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2216

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$945
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1842
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1602
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1750
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$850
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1809
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1896
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$813
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1880
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$944
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1612
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$1964
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$1015
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2054
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2224
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$895
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$2150
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1940
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2095
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2046
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1784
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$727
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2060
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2021
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2204
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2084
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2245
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2235
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1912
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2151
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2466
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2491
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2403
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$3031
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$2024
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$982
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2407
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2447
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2349
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2371