Dallas vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5379
$6242
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$1414
🏘️ Family rent
$2013
$2478
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4803
$4489
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
94
100
🏙️ Population
1.3M
5.35M

The cost of living in Dallas is 3% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 938th and 829th ($2472 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 4th 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Dallas ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 36th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Melbourne

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Dallas Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.5
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$9.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1506
$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.9
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5051
$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3181
$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.97
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1507
$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24503
$22313

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132