City comparison
Atlanta, GA is about 700 miles (1,200 km) from Dallas, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 900 miles, or about 15 hours behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Atlanta, GA to Dallas, TX takes about 1 h 26 min, covering roughly 700 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Dallas has a population of 1,300,642, vs 494,838 in Atlanta — about 2.6× larger by population. By land area, Dallas covers about 340 sq mi vs 135 sq mi for Atlanta.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Atlanta | Dallas | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,512/mo | $1,305/mo | 15.9% higher in Atlanta |
| Median home value | $395,600 | $270,700 | 46.1% higher in Atlanta |
| Median household income | $77,655 | $63,985 | 21.4% higher in Atlanta |
| Groceries index | 100.3 | 101.7 | 1.5% higher in Dallas |
| Utilities index | 96.1 | 89.3 | 7.7% higher in Atlanta |
| Transportation index | 97.0 | 98.5 | 1.5% higher in Dallas |
| Healthcare index | 96.5 | 99.7 | 3.3% higher in Dallas |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Atlanta, you'd need $102,209 in Dallas to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Atlanta, GA is about 2.2% cheaper overall than Dallas, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 4% higher in Dallas than in Atlanta. If you earn $80,000 in Atlanta, you'd need about $81,767 in Dallas to keep the same standard of living.