City vs city
Boston vs San Jose
$100,000 in Boston buys a lifestyle closer to $114,000 in San Jose, because San Jose's cost-of-living index is 172 versus 151.
Boston
Education, hospitals, and biotech keep wages and rents high.
- COL index
- 151
- Typical 1-bed
- $2,900/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $128,000
- $100k take-home
- $74,400
San Jose
The heart of Silicon Valley. Home prices are among the highest in the country.
- COL index
- 172
- Typical 1-bed
- $2,900/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $146,000
- $100k take-home
- $73,957
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