| Index | City Center District | Dallas | Texas |
| Cost of living | 104 | 98 | 92 |
| Goods & Services | 111 | 111 | 97 |
| Groceries | 95 | 95 | 90 |
| Health care | 113 | 113 | 95 |
| Housing | 102 | 82 | 83 |
| Transportation | 86 | 86 | 93 |
| Utilities | 114 | 114 | 103 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $89,039 | $7,420 | $2,077 | $2,671 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Texas | 0% | 0% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $30.00 | $22.08 | 35.9% |
| Beauty Salon | $64.32 | $42.88 | 50.0% |
| Toothpaste | $2.51 | $2.57 | 2.3% |
| Shampoo | $1.09 | $1.15 | 5.5% |
| Movie | $13.70 | $11.51 | 19.1% |
| Bowling | $19.79 | $16.62 | 19.1% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $4.55 | $4.98 | 8.7% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.26 | $1.58 | 20.7% |
| Milk | $2.34 | $2.42 | 3.4% |
| Potatoes | $3.41 | $3.54 | 3.7% |
| Pizza | $10.59 | $11.49 | 7.8% |
| Beer | $10.73 | $10.04 | 6.9% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $139.62 | $117.76 | 18.6% |
| Doctor | $141.13 | $125.34 | 12.6% |
| Dentist | $129.77 | $107.52 | 20.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $9.80 | $10.26 | 4.5% |
| Lipitor | $472.55 | $459.24 | 2.9% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $208,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 13.0% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,554.92 | $1,697.41 | 8.4% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,111.00 | $949.00 | 17.1% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.39 | $3.85 | 11.8% |
| Tire Balancing | $46.38 | $57.01 | 18.7% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $215.79 | $177.27 | 21.7% |
| Phone | $196.79 | $189.62 | 3.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Horseshoe Bend, TX | 621 | 79 | 20.8% |
| Mesquite CDP, TX | 629 | 86 | 14.3% |
| Wilmer, TX | 4,698 | 87 | 13.2% |
| Hutchins, TX | 5,804 | 90 | 10.3% |
| Cockrell Hill, TX | 4,200 | 90 | 9.8% |
| Dallas, TX | 1,338,846 | 98 | 2.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Calgary, AB | 1,371,990 | n/a | |
| San Diego, CA | 1,414,545 | 149 | 48.5% |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,529,133 | 90 | 10.1% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 1,581,531 | 100 | 0.0% |
| Ottawa, ON | 1,058,126 | n/a | |
| Dallas, TX | 1,338,846 | 98 | 2.0% |
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