Dallas vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$3655
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	93
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.14M

The cost of living in Dallas is 19% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 837th and 1654th ($2471 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 months in Dallas compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 130th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Perth

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	Dallas	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$11252

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645