COST OF LIVING XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX
SEATTLE (140.3)
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SAN FRANCISCO (176.4)
DENVER (109.6)
LOS ANGELES (140.3) PHOENIX (95.9) SAN DIEGO (144.8)
FORT WORTH 2.8%
+1%
+1.6%
+13.3% MISC.
-8.3%
-4.9%
COMP.
+2.8%
HIGHER THAN THE U.S. AVER AGE
IF YOU LIVED IN ONE OF THESE CITIES AND MOVED TO DALLAS, HERE’S HOW YOUR COST OF LIVING WOULD CHANGE.
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D A L L A S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT G U I D E
BOSTON
CHICAGO
LOS ANGELES +3%
-10%
-4% -34%
-61%
-22%
For example, housing costs in Dallas are 61% lower than in Boston
-5%
-14%
-13%
-5%
-14%
-7% -25%
-44%
SOURCE: Cost of Living Index: Comparative Data for Urban Areas, 2015, C2ER
-64%
2016