City vs city
Miami vs Atlanta
$100,000 in Miami buys a lifestyle closer to $78,000 in Atlanta, because Atlanta's cost-of-living index is 108 versus 138.
Miami
No state income tax, but insurance, condos, and rents have jumped.
- COL index
- 138
- Typical 1-bed
- $2,500/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $117,000
- $100k take-home
- $79,180
Atlanta
A major HQ city. Intown neighborhoods cost more than the metro average.
- COL index
- 108
- Typical 1-bed
- $1,650/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $92,000
- $100k take-home
- $74,613
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