Cost Of Living in South Dallas, TX

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	South Dallas	Dallas	Texas
Cost of living	93	107	92
Goods & Services	108	108	96
Groceries	100	100	96
Health care	108	108	94
Housing	66	114	83
Transportation	89	89	92
Utilities	111	111	104

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in South Dallas is 1% higher than the Dallas average
The cost of living in South Dallas is 7% lower than the national average
South Dallas housing is 34% lower than the national average
Texas general sales tax is 22% higher than the national average
Texas state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$35,903	$2,992	$838	$1,077

Texas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Texas	6.25%	8.25%

Texas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Texas	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Dallas	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$33.29	$24.26	37.2%
Beauty Salon	$65.85	$45.56	44.5%
Toothpaste	$3.57	$3.70	3.6%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.3%
Movie	$14.60	$12.13	20.3%
Bowling	$24.53	$18.00	36.3%

Groceries

Item	Dallas	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.23	$5.84	10.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.74	$1.57	10.8%
Milk	$4.65	$4.67	0.5%
Potatoes	$4.93	$4.93	0.0%
Pizza	$11.30	$12.09	6.5%
Beer	$10.93	$10.41	5.0%

Health Care

Item	Dallas	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$143.73	$125.68	14.4%
Doctor	$140.69	$135.78	3.6%
Dentist	$130.53	$113.29	15.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.62	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$499.87	$468.60	6.7%

Housing

Item	Dallas	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$208,700.00	$184,700.00	13.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,258.00	$2,346.69	3.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,111.00	$949.00	17.1%

Transportation

Item	Dallas	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.09	$3.46	10.7%
Tire Balancing	$52.04	$59.92	13.2%

Utilities

Item	Dallas	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$219.02	$193.99	12.9%
Phone	$208.71	$192.25	8.6%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mesquite CDP, TX	629	85	14.7%
Horseshoe Bend, TX	621	87	13.4%
Wilmer, TX	4,698	90	9.9%
Hutchins, TX	5,804	92	8.1%
Cockrell Hill, TX	4,200	93	6.9%
Dallas, TX	1,338,846	107	7.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Calgary, AB	1,371,990	n/a
San Diego, CA	1,414,545	168	68.2%
San Antonio, TX	1,529,133	95	5.5%
Philadelphia, PA	1,581,531	102	2.4%
Ottawa, ON	1,058,126	n/a
Dallas, TX	1,338,846	107	7.3%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in South Dallas, Dallas, TX