cost
Cost of Living Index
Dallas
75.3
city
New York metropolitan area
61.6
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
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Winner
Dallas wins on 16 of 26 metrics compared to New York metropolitan area.
cost
Dallas
75.3
city
New York metropolitan area
61.6
city
safety
Dallas
69.9
city
New York metropolitan area
69.7
city
housing
Dallas
$1,997
city
New York metropolitan area
$2,660
city
jobs
Dallas
$7,016/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$6,964/mo
city
health
Dallas
70.5
city
New York metropolitan area
71.8
city
environment
Dallas
24.3 ug/m3
city
New York metropolitan area
20.4 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Dallas
197 Mbps
city
New York metropolitan area
195 Mbps
city
demographics
Dallas
0.6%
city
New York metropolitan area
2.7%
city
economy
Dallas
$6,908/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$4,477/mo
city
economy
Dallas
3.5%
city
New York metropolitan area
8.7%
city
education
Dallas
69.6
city
New York metropolitan area
50.2
city
environment
Dallas
63.1
city
New York metropolitan area
62.4
city
environment
Dallas
29.6 ug/m3
city
New York metropolitan area
41.5 ug/m3
city
health
Dallas
81.4 years
city
New York metropolitan area
81.2 years
city
health
Dallas
26.8%
city
New York metropolitan area
20.2%
city
housing
Dallas
$9,753/sqm
city
New York metropolitan area
$14,843/sqm
city
housing
Dallas
$3,860/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$2,907/mo
city
housing
Dallas
8.9x
city
New York metropolitan area
13.0x
city
jobs
Dallas
6.6%
city
New York metropolitan area
4.0%
city
quality
Dallas
5.7
city
New York metropolitan area
5.6
city
religion
Dallas
33.3%
city
New York metropolitan area
24.9%
city
religion
Dallas
15.9%
city
New York metropolitan area
51.6%
city
religion
Dallas
76.5%
city
New York metropolitan area
42.3%
city
safety
Dallas
45.9 per 100k
city
New York metropolitan area
32.0 per 100k
city
safety
Dallas
15.3 per 100k
city
New York metropolitan area
11.9 per 100k
city
transport
Dallas
71.4
city
New York metropolitan area
48
city