Dallas vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2461
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5293
$4406
🏠 One person rent
$1459
$1052
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4563
$3391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
1.3M
633K

The cost of living in Dallas is 33% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 948th and 2663rd ($2461 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 815th and 1875th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Ranked 6th vs 112th best cities to live in the United States, and 46th vs 362nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Memphis

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Dallas Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.4
$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2187
$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1641
$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4391
$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$12.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.74
$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.54
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.6
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1318
$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24367
$27314

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2258
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2114
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2198
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2190
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2147
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2208
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2212
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2127
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2357
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2246
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2188
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2195
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2142
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2114
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2309
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2373
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2127
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2076
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2126
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2220
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2124
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2076
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2127
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2233
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2129
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2193
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2579
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2293
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2141
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2393
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2196
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2105
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2145
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2225

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2378
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2129
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1881
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1953
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2030
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2266
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2122
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1997
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1752
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1867
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2070
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1745
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1605
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1667
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1631
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1836
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1915
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1545
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1885
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1980
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1425
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1962
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1951
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1747
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1992
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1703
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1703
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2023
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1852
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1718
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2085
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2366
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1421
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1405
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2822