Dallas vs Fresno - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Fresno
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$2494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5379
$5541
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$2013
$2667
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$633
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4803
$3725
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
42
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
1.3M
542K

The cost of living in Dallas is 0.9% less expensive than in Fresno. Cities ranked 938th and 898th ($2472 vs $2494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 780th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 1.5 months in Fresno. Ranked 7th vs 170th best cities to live in the United States, and 36th vs 521st 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
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.5
$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$6.94
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1506
$1552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$2419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$2328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.9
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5051
$2653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3181
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.97
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$5.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1507
$1186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24503
$12948

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2086
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2170
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2096
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2193
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2182
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2104
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2172
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2168
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2120
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2111
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2144
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2203
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1913
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2155
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2122
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2369
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2129
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2062
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2128
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2220
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2073
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2110
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2316
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2206
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2361
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2268
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2397
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2174
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2137
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2147
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2209

Cities near Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2451
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2526
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2532
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2576
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2511
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2449
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2473
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2562
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2098
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2275
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2414
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2141
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2404
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2825
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2568
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2623
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2477
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2413
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2631
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2860
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2861
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2984
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2785
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2305
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2590
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2456
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2309
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3073
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1931
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3048
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2259
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2668
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2677
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3698
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2545
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2088
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1936
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2878
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2374