City vs city
Dallas vs San Jose
$100,000 in Dallas buys a lifestyle closer to $165,000 in San Jose, because San Jose's cost-of-living index is 172 versus 104.
Dallas
Broad job market, no state income tax, and housing that is still cheaper than the coasts.
- COL index
- 104
- Typical 1-bed
- $1,500/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $88,000
- $100k take-home
- $79,180
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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