Dallas vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2471
$1813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5897
$4267
🏠 One person rent
$1504
$980
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$1800
🍽️ Food expenses
$617
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4999
$3350
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
35
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
1.3M
679K

The cost of living in Dallas is 36% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 837th and 2363rd ($2471 vs $1813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 1931st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dallas compared to 1.8 months in El Paso. Ranked 23rd vs 179th best cities to live in the United States, and 130th vs 633rd 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
$18.8
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.3
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$4.49
 Cappuccino
$5.55
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1475
$921
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3000
$1644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$76.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2244
$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.5
$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.74
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.6
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.3
$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$36.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1145
$578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26393
$6903

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DallasEl Paso

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1808
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2149
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2169
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2158
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2176
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2164
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2065
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2023
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2242
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2184
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2163
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2095
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2081
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2213
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2294
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2538
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2012
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2086
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2190
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2105
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2025
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2093
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2258
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2287
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2305
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2224
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2526
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2103
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2253
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2119
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2395
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2190
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2126
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2079
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2143
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2246

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$948
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1695
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1661
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$797
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1832
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1854
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$791
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1856
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$814
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$1985
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$770
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$1942
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2224
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$762
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1683
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1957
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2077
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2037
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$830
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2056
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2170
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2073
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2262
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2211
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1717
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1996
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2319
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2296
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2353
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$814
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2396
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2417
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2306
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353