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Cost of Living Comparison
What a salary in one city is worth in another. Use the free cost of living comparison below to get an instant answer, with the formula shown so you can check the maths and trust the result. Free, private, and no sign-up.
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Mondo says
Equivalent salary in Denver
$81,269.84
Difference+$1,269.84
Index in Austin126
Index in Denver128
Cost of living change1.59%
Rule of thumbYou need 1.6% more to stand still
Monthly rent shareHousing is usually the biggest mover, check it separately
Index figures are rounded and housing-weighted, so they are useful for a first pass and not for a negotiation. Salaries are also set by local demand, which no index can capture.
How it works
A 20% raise is not a raise if rent, groceries and transport go up 30%. Pick where you are and where you are going, and this shows the salary you would need to keep the same standard of living. The index is a rounded regional price parity where the national average is 100, and both boxes are editable so you can plug in your own figures.
The formula
Equivalent salary = current salary × (index of new city ÷ index of current city).Cost of Living Comparison: common questions
- What does the Cost of Living Comparison work out?
- What a salary in one city is worth in another. It is one of the Money & Finance tools on Mondo Knows.
- How is the Cost of Living Comparison calculated?
- A 20% raise is not a raise if rent, groceries and transport go up 30%. Pick where you are and where you are going, and this shows the salary you would need to keep the same standard of living. The maths is short enough to check by hand: Equivalent salary = current salary × (index of new city ÷ index of current city).
- Do I need to sign up, and is my data stored?
- No sign-up, and nothing you type is sent anywhere. The calculation runs in your own browser, so the figures stay on your device and the page works offline once loaded.
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Estimates for general guidance only. This is not financial, medical or legal advice. Everything runs in your browser and nothing you type is stored.