Dating in Dallas? Affordability Is on Your Side

By Elana Goodwin on September 15, 2017

For those college students living in Dallas and dating or thinking of entering the dating scene, you’re in luck — Dallas is one of the most affordable cities for date night, according to a recent press release.

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Recent data released by the Council for Community and Economic Research in their Second Quarter 2017 Cost of Living Index for Dallas found it cheaper to go out on a nice date in Dallas than most other major metropolitan cities. Whether that means grabbing some pizza and heading to the movie theater or getting drinks in a bar, students living in Dallas will find date night doesn’t hurt their wallets quite as bad as students living elsewhere.

According to the Council’s research, in Dallas, the cost of getting a haircut was about $26 or hitting the beauty salon cost about $48. While that’s higher than some cities – for example, the cost in Atlanta was $20 for a haircut and $45 for a visit to the beauty salon — it’s comparable or less than others. In Miami, the associated costs were about $14 and $76; in DC, the costs were $24 and $74; and in Manhattan, the costs were $23 and $65, for a haircut or beauty salon visit respectively.

A hamburger cost about $4.10 in Dallas, compared to $3.69 in Atlanta, $4.19 in Miami, $4.79 in DC, and $5.44 in Manhattan. Pizza in Dallas ran about $8.35, which is lower than the $8.84 in Atlanta, $8.99 in Miami, $10.99 in DC, and $11.99 in Manhattan. Movie tickets also cost less in Dallas, coming in at $9.96 versus the roughly $15 in Atlanta, $12 in Miami, $13 in DC, and $16 in Manhattan.

Beer and wine are also cheapest in Dallas according to the 2017 Cost of Living Index, which found that in Dallas a six-pack of beer was $8.74 and a bottle of wine was $7.11 on average. Comparatively, in Atlanta the costs were $9.29 and $7.91; in Miami, they were $9.69 and $7.21; in DC they were $9.99 and $8.99, and in Manhattan, they were $11.99 and $11.99 for a six-pack and bottle of wine respectively.

Even Ibuprofen cost the least in Dallas as opposed to other major cities at only $7.31 versus $9.49 in Atlanta, $11.09 in Miami, $10.99 in DC, and $12.88 in Manhattan.

Plus, in order to afford date night, you need a job — and Dallas has been a top-three metro area for job growth for going on four years now, according to the Department of Labor Statistics. Dallas residents bring home more money than people in most other states, thanks to no income taxes being levied.

So if you’re a college student living in Dallas, you’ve got no excuse for not having a great date night as you’ve got affordability on your side — and for a broke college student, that’s what really matters.

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