See How Far Your Salary Goes in Another City
By Kevin Purdy, 4:30 AM on Thu Jun 25 2009, 40,244 views
Money magazine posts a cost of living web calculator that covers a whole lot of U.S. cities with fairly up-to-date data, giving you the lowdown on how far your salary would go in your dream city.
More likely, though, is that you'd want a comparison of the cities you're looking at moving to for a new job or opportunity. Money's calculator pulls data on the cost of health care, groceries, utilities, and other necessities from the last four quarters available from The Council for Community and Economic Research, whereas some Google-located city cost comparison sites are working with years-old data.
After plugging in a (pretend) salary and the last city I remember visiting, I'm seriously considering the balance of great barbecue and cost of living. If I was serious about a move in jobs and locales, though, I'd have to know how to ask for a better salary.
Found your own surprising results with this calculator? Highly doubt some results your received? Share your findings in the comments. Thanks Kyle!
Cost of living: Compare prices in two cities [CNNMoney.com]
If you move from Seattle, WA to San Francisco, CA....
Groceries will cost:10%more
Housing will cost:91%more
Utilities will cost:16%more
Transportation will cost:1%more
Healthcare will cost:2%less
Damb!
By Kevin Purdy, 4:30 AM on Thu Jun 25 2009, 40,244 views
Money magazine posts a cost of living web calculator that covers a whole lot of U.S. cities with fairly up-to-date data, giving you the lowdown on how far your salary would go in your dream city.
More likely, though, is that you'd want a comparison of the cities you're looking at moving to for a new job or opportunity. Money's calculator pulls data on the cost of health care, groceries, utilities, and other necessities from the last four quarters available from The Council for Community and Economic Research, whereas some Google-located city cost comparison sites are working with years-old data.
After plugging in a (pretend) salary and the last city I remember visiting, I'm seriously considering the balance of great barbecue and cost of living. If I was serious about a move in jobs and locales, though, I'd have to know how to ask for a better salary.
Found your own surprising results with this calculator? Highly doubt some results your received? Share your findings in the comments. Thanks Kyle!
Cost of living: Compare prices in two cities [CNNMoney.com]
If you move from Seattle, WA to San Francisco, CA....
Groceries will cost:10%more
Housing will cost:91%more
Utilities will cost:16%more
Transportation will cost:1%more
Healthcare will cost:2%less
Damb!
