City vs city
Detroit vs Oakland
$100,000 in Detroit buys a lifestyle closer to $169,000 in Oakland, because Oakland's cost-of-living index is 152 versus 90.
Detroit
Low housing costs, city income tax, and a 4.25% state flat tax.
- COL index
- 90
- Typical 1-bed
- $1,200/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $77,000
- $100k take-home
- $72,781
Oakland
A relatively cheaper East Bay alternative to San Francisco, still well above US average costs.
- COL index
- 152
- Typical 1-bed
- $2,300/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $129,000
- $100k take-home
- $73,957
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