City vs city
Denver vs Salt Lake City
$100,000 in Denver buys a lifestyle closer to $90,000 in Salt Lake City, because Salt Lake City's cost-of-living index is 114 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
Salt Lake City
Tech and outdoor lifestyle with a flat 4.5% state tax.
- COL index
- 114
- Typical 1-bed
- $1,500/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $97,000
- $100k take-home
- $74,680
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