City vs city
Philadelphia vs San Jose
$100,000 in Philadelphia buys a lifestyle closer to $156,000 in San Jose, because San Jose's cost-of-living index is 172 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
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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