Dallas vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$6392
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
80
😀 Quality of life
91
92
🏙️ Population
1.3M
737K

The cost of living in Dallas is 12% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 700th and 206th ($2550 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th and 168th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ranked 19th vs 16th best cities to live in the United States, and 113th vs 102nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Seattle

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Dallas Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263