City vs city
Philadelphia vs Charlotte
$100,000 in Philadelphia buys a lifestyle closer to $95,000 in Charlotte, because Charlotte's cost-of-living index is 104 versus 110.
Philadelphia
The wage tax is the paycheck surprise. Housing is cheap for a city this large.
- COL index
- 110
- Typical 1-bed
- $1,650/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $94,000
- $100k take-home
- $72,360
Charlotte
Banking hub with a 3.99% flat state tax and still-moderate housing.
- COL index
- 104
- Typical 1-bed
- $1,550/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $88,000
- $100k take-home
- $75,699
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