City vs city
Miami vs San Jose
$100,000 in Miami buys a lifestyle closer to $125,000 in San Jose, because San Jose's cost-of-living index is 172 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
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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