Cost of Living Comparison Calculator

Compare the cost of living between two cities and see how far your salary goes.

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City Comparison

Enter your current city details and compare to another city.

Equivalent salary in target city
$0
Purchasing power: 0%
Current city salary
$0
Equivalent salary needed
$0
Cost of living difference
0%
Housing cost difference
$0
Savings power change
0%

Worked example

With the default inputs shown below, this calculator returns the following results:

InputValue
Your current salary ($)$100,000
Current city COL index100
Target city COL index150
Housing in current city ($/mo)2000
Housing in target city ($/mo)3500
ResultValue
Equivalent salary in target city$150,000
Current city salary$100,000
Equivalent salary needed$150,000
Cost of living difference+50%
Housing cost difference+$1,500/mo
Savings power change67%

Values shown are produced by this page in your browser; change any input to update them.

How to use the City Comparison

  1. Your current salary ($) — default $100,000
  2. Current city COL index — default 100
  3. Target city COL index — default 150
  4. Housing in current city ($/mo) — default 2000
  5. Housing in target city ($/mo) — default 3500
  6. Press Calculate to update the results instantly.

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