City vs city
Denver vs Phoenix
$100,000 in Denver buys a lifestyle closer to $87,000 in Phoenix, because Phoenix's cost-of-living index is 110 versus 126.
Denver
A magnet for remote workers. Housing is the main cost pressure versus the US average.
- COL index
- 126
- Typical 1-bed
- $1,850/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $107,000
- $100k take-home
- $75,488
Phoenix
Sun Belt growth, a 2.5% flat state tax, and summers that drive up power bills.
- COL index
- 110
- Typical 1-bed
- $1,550/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $94,000
- $100k take-home
- $76,889
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