Dallas vs Fresno - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Fresno
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$2566
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5210
$5572
🏠 One person rent
$1465
$1667
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$2747
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4795
$3632
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
42
😀 Quality of life
92
81
🏙️ Population
1.3M
542K

The cost of living in Dallas is 5% less expensive than in Fresno. Cities ranked 948th and 775th ($2447 vs $2566) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th and 687th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dallas compared to 1.4 months in Fresno. Ranked 37th vs 214th best cities to live in the United States, and 136th vs 701st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Fresno

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Dallas Fresno
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$7.98
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1516
$1381
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$1361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2176
$2356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$2328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$218
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$330
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3818
$2769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2456
$2790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.8
$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$23.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$5.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$2.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$78.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1152
$977
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24402
$13048

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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 Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2503
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2551
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2554
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2599
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2531
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2479
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2496
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2586
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2120
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2295
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2161
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2383
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2794
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2577
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2653
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2426
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2407
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2650
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2841
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2839
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2942
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2763
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2313
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2576
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2452
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2248
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2955
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1969
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3082
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2501
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2679
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2721
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3748
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2446
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2114
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1905
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2840
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2270