Dallas vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5379
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$2013
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4803
$4542
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
54
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
1.3M
525K

The cost of living in Dallas is 8% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 938th and 605th ($2472 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 533rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Ranked 7th vs 109th best cities to live in the United States, and 36th vs 347th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Sacramento

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Dallas Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.5
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1506
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.9
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5051
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3181
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.97
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1507
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24503
$20438

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848