City vs city
Seattle vs Boise
$100,000 in Seattle buys a lifestyle closer to $75,000 in Boise, because Boise's cost-of-living index is 108 versus 144.
Seattle
No state income tax, high wages, and high housing. Take-home stretches further than in California at the same salary.
- COL index
- 144
- Typical 1-bed
- $2,300/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $122,000
- $100k take-home
- $79,180
Boise
Costs rose fast after 2020. Idaho’s 5.3% rate is higher than neighboring Nevada.
- COL index
- 108
- Typical 1-bed
- $1,450/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $92,000
- $100k take-home
- $74,988
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