Dallas vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dallas	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2472	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5379	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2013	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4803	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	86
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.79M

The cost of living in Dallas is 2% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 938th and 1059th ($2472 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 6th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Dallas ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 36th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/dallas/toronto.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Dallas vs Toronto infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/dallas/toronto" target="_blank">Dallas vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Dallas vs Toronto

Prices for goods and services in Dallas and Toronto are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Dallas	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.5	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.22	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1506	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.9	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5051	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3181	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.97	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.51	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24503	$22670

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053