2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Dallas, TX vs Bay Shore, NY

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Is it cheaper to live in Bay Shore or is it cheaper to live in Dallas?
- Bay Shore is 46.8% more expensive than Dallas.

Which city has more affordable housing, Bay Shore or Dallas?
- Bay Shore housing costs are 62.2% more expensive than Dallas housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Dallas or is Health Care more affordable in Bay Shore.
- Health related expenses are 27.6% more in Bay Shore.
 Dallas, TXBay Shore, NYUnited States
 Overall  Unlock147.1100
 Food & Groceries99.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock125.2100
 Housing89.1  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$446,100$338,100
 Utilities100  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock113.9100
 Miscellaneous107.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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Reviews for Bay Shore    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Long Island is very expensive. Bay Shore is definitely one of the cheaper parts of the island, but it's still  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great community but saddled with taxes that are detracting from the quality of life here on Long  More

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I find the quality of life here in Bay Shore becoming more and more difficult. Due to the lack of convenient public transportation our population is forced to clog the  More

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