City vs city
Seattle vs Portland
$100,000 in Seattle buys a lifestyle closer to $85,000 in Portland, because Portland's cost-of-living index is 122 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
Portland
No sales tax, relatively high income tax, and housing that cooled after the 2021 spike.
- COL index
- 122
- Typical 1-bed
- $1,650/mo
- Comfortable salary
- $104,000
- $100k take-home
- $71,004
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