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Price your actual move.
A city average is a starting point. See the historical price difference, then add your rent, deposit and moving quote to a budget you can take with you.
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Compare cost of living
Start with BEA 2024 and HUD FY2027 context. Your actual budget stays separate below.
01 / Historical comparison
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$1,000–$5,000,000, before tax.
Salary scaled by the 2024 price index
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Historical comparison, not a current salary recommendation.
Price-index difference
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Destination vs. origin · US = 100
Destination 2-BR FMR
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HUD FY2027 · monthly gross-rent benchmark, not a current listing.
Salary illustrations use BEA 2024 overall Regional Price Parities (RPP) only, before tax and household-specific adjustments. Overall RPP already includes housing. HUD FY2027 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent is a separate historical gross-rent benchmark, not a current lease or median rent. Do not add rent to the RPP salary figure. Your lease and moving quote belong in a separate budget. Not financial advice. Read sources and area limits.
02 / Your actual figures
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How the math works
BEA Regional Price Parities
Published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. US average = 100. An index of 120 represents a price level 20% above the national average in that data year.
Equivalent-salary formula
Historical comparison = salary x (destination RPP / origin RPP). A $100k salary scales to $125k when the index goes from 100 to 125. Taxes and your personal spending are not modeled.
Keep the source years in view
The dataset uses BEA 2024 and HUD FY2027. Area boundaries can differ, and these figures do not replace a current lease, listing or mover quote.
Explore metros
BEA 2024 RPP (US = 100) and HUD FY2027 2-BR Fair Market Rent.
New York, NY
NY
FY2027 2-BR FMR: $2,971/mo
San Francisco, CA
CA
FY2027 2-BR FMR: $3,697/mo
Los Angeles, CA
CA
FY2027 2-BR FMR: $2,964/mo
Seattle, WA
WA
FY2027 2-BR FMR: $2,549/mo
Washington, DC
DC
FY2027 2-BR FMR: $2,438/mo
Boston, MA
MA
FY2027 2-BR FMR: $3,008/mo
Chicago, IL
IL
FY2027 2-BR FMR: $2,011/mo
Austin, TX
TX
FY2027 2-BR FMR: $1,817/mo
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Common questions
- How is the equivalent salary calculated?
- We use BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP) where the national average equals 100. Equivalent salary = current salary x (destination RPP / origin RPP). Moving from RPP 100 to RPP 125 scales the salary by 25%; it does not establish a personal salary requirement.
- What is a Regional Price Parity?
- A Regional Price Parity (RPP) is a price-level index from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. It measures how expensive a metro is relative to the U.S. average (= 100). RPP 120 means 20% more expensive than average.
- Why is housing shown separately?
- Housing is the single biggest driver of cost-of-living differences. We show the housing RPP component so you can see whether a city is expensive because of rent specifically or broadly across all goods.
Planning to buy or sell a home after your move? See closing-cost estimates at TallyClose and total build-out costs at BuildTotals.