City vs city
Minneapolis vs Oakland
$100,000 in Minneapolis buys a lifestyle closer to $138,000 in Oakland, because Oakland's cost-of-living index is 152 versus 110.
Minneapolis
Strong job market and progressive state income tax.
- COL index
- 110
- Typical 1-bed
- $1,500/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $94,000
- $100k take-home
- $73,903
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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