Dallas vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$2300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$5003
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$1512
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$2405
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$3406
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
49
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
1.3M
608K

The cost of living in Dallas is 11% more expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 700th and 1120th ($2550 vs $2300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th and 7th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 1.5 months in Gold Coast. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Gold Coast ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 113th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$7.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$1324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$2455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$9386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$4352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$3.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$1739
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$7508

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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 Gold Coast

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2491
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1877
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1754
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1635
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1289
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1689
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1615
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1833
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1514
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1815
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2286
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1997
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1732
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2801
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2472
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1674
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1500
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1532
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1748
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2393
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1746
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1303
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1717
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1816
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1397
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1829
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1822
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1805
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1800
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2397
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1758
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1876