Cost of living comparison
Dallas is 11.4% more expensive than Las Vegas.
If you lived in Dallas instead of Las Vegas, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Las Vegas
|
Dallas
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
|
$2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$1.71
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
Las Vegas
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.63
|
$3.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$5.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
|
$3.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.11
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
|
$5.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$2.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$1.35
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
Las Vegas
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.56
|
$3.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.49
|
$95.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
|
$24,190.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.12
|
$11.75
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
Las Vegas
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$84.38
|
$75.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,441.11
|
$1,815.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,337.39
|
$1,465.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.90
|
$148.36
|
|
pay 16.4% more for childcare
Las Vegas
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,025.71
|
$1,140.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,259.50
|
$14,918.50
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
Las Vegas
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.42
|
$4.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.36
|
$44.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.99
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
Las Vegas
|
Dallas
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.08
|
$52.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.39
|
$48.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.87
|
$90.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.08
|
$136.00
|
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